Ford sold nearly 10,000 full-size Transit vans in January, following the company's best year of van sales since 1978.
Ford sold 9,631 Transit vans in January, which represents a 51% increase from January of 2014. Ford's full van sales, which also would include the E-Series chassis cabs and Transit Connect compact vans, increased 20% from a year ago.
Ford closed out 2015 with a 32% increase in van sales over the prior year by selling 220,586 units. It was the most vans sold by Ford since 1978.
Van sales tend to mirror the health of the economy, and fell during recessions in 1980-1981, 1990-1991, and 2009. When the economy improves, commercial customers invest in new vans to support and expand their businesses, according to a Ford spokesperson.
Ford has seen a wide range of businesses and uses of its Transit, which is offered in 58 configurations of three wheelbases, five body lengths, three roof heights, and three engines. The Transit vans have been purchased for use as food trucks, catering, mobile dog washing studios, mobile snowboard waxing at the ski slopes, general contractor mobile offices at construction sites, shuttle buses, school buses, livery coaches, and ambulances.
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