Ford May Pay U.S. $1.3 Billion Fine For Importing Transit As Passenger Van From Turkey

Carscoops ^ | June 4, 2021 | SEBASTIEN BELL

[the OlLine Rebel]

I miss real cars. Big cars.

Big cars WITHOUT center consoles.

I have nowhere to put my purse when other passengers are in.

[Dr. Sivana]

I believe the Bundy kids had to keep a chicken in their car in order to afford agricultural insurance rates. It worked until Al found the chicken.

When CT introduced mandatory seat belts, some of us would have a rolled up newspaper in the front passenger seat, as there was a newspaper delivery exception.

[Dr. Sivana]

Big cars WITHOUT center consoles.

Yes! Big straight bench! Great for getting out on the sidewalk side if you don't want to step into city traffic when street parking. Really great for having your honey snuggle up during courtship. Fewer worries about a big pile of papers slipping to he side. Room for a sixth passenger when needed.

[inchworm]

Almost purchased a Case or New Holland mid size tractor, then found out it was made in where the Transit is.

[Kickass Conservative]

Toyota used to import their small Pickups without the Bed.
They manufactured the Beds here and installed them on the imports.
This was due to the import tax situation at the time.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

“ I hear you. But I’m having a tough time finding a good American-made small truck (and it gotta be small). I won’t buy one made by a foreign company. At least with the Ford Maverick the profits are going to America.”

Well, Honda is a foreign company, but the Ridgeline is the most American made of all the pickups sold in the US. When picking between a car made by an American company and a car built by American workers, I tend to side with the workers. To each his own…

[Oscar in Batangas]

Ha! In Kansas you could drive a car at age 14 — to and from school and on agriculture-related trips.
My first big auto accessory purchase was a 50 pound sack of fertilizer to put in the trunk of the car whenever I took it out for a spin!

[Flash Bazbeaux]

In Thailand years ago they banned the importation of teak logs to prevent deforestation in Burma. But teak furniture was OK. So the logging companies milled the lumber in to big planks, coated them in polyurethane or something similar and called them tables. Then when the were delivered to Thailand they stripped the polyurethane off.

[central_va]

The new model, on a new platform is going to be made in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Why we need a tariff....

[mewzilla]

This was due to the USMCA. No tariffs. Or chicken tax, I think.

[dennisw]

Well the EPA was able to steal 19 billion from VW over their diesel automobiles which are the best. Today VW sells diesel cars all over but not in the USA. Their diesel cars are very high MPH. The highest of hi-tech when it comes to their diesel engines.

[dennisw]

I see Transit vans here used as work vans. By electricians and the like. Some are on the small side. I have seen large Transits that can seat 9 or more in Europe.

[mewzilla]

Good explanation here...

How Will the Shift from NAFTA to USMCA Affect the Auto Industry? And why does Ford support the deal, even if it’s going to make Mexican manufacturing more expensive?

[mewzilla]

We have a Transit Connect wagon. You wouldn’t believe what we’ve managed to get home in that thing.

I love square cars.

[dennisw]

Scotty Kilmer is the best youTuber on automobiles. You just reminded me that he has three videos I must see, that I book marked. There is also a v good Australian guy who likes to go on about how useless Tesla automobiles are.

You want to buy a new or used car? Check out its youtube reviews.

[mad_as_he$$]

That would of been to smart for the MBA’s that control every big business in ‘Merica thee days.

[mewzilla]

Note to Ford: Wanna make me really happy, find a way to bring back the Ford Model 48. Those were sweet.

[the OlLine Rebel]

It doesn’t even have to be a bench seat. I grew up with big cars, culminating in huge Town Cars, that had individual adjustable seats. Point is, they were flush with each other, not “bucket seats”, and one had a space between for anything from a full adult to a purse.

And yes, one can get out either side when in a crunch….such as because of idiots who park far too close with their dinky cars.

I’m mystified why these cars/trucks today don’t have a console big enough to hold a decent purse. Ford at least had a “crossover” that had a big dugout area under its seat where the purse could be pushed away…not getting in my feet while driving.

[Dr. Sivana]

I’m mystified why these cars/trucks today don’t have a console big enough to hold a decent purse. Ford at least had a “crossover” that had a big dugout area under its seat where the purse could be pushed away…not getting in my feet while driving.

I don’t think of purses much. You might have liked the Dodge LaFemme the ‘50s. The car came with a color coordinated purse and there was a special compartment in the seat back where it could be stored.

[Dr. Sivana]

Matching raincoat and umbrella, too. Br>