Editing Ford Transit (section)

{{Short description|Range of light commercial vehicles produced by Ford}}
{{Distinguish|Ford Transit Connect}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Ford Transit
| image        = 2016 Ford Transit 350 2.2.jpg
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| production   = 1965–present
| model_years  = 2015–present (North America)
| predecessor  = {{Plainlist| 
* '''Europe:''' [[Ford Thames 400E]] 
* '''North America:''' [[Ford E-Series]]
}}
| class        = [[Light commercial vehicle]] ([[M-segment|M]])
| platform     = 
| engine       = 
| successor    = [[Ford Transit Custom]] (for Ford Tourneo)
| transmission = 
| layout = {{Plainlist|
* [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] (1953–present)
* [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]] (2000–present)
* [[Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, four-wheel-drive]] (1977–1986, 2000–present)
}}
| length       = 
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| sp           = uk
}}

The '''Ford Transit''' is a family of [[light commercial vehicle]]s manufactured by the [[Ford Motor Company]] since 1965, primarily as a [[panel van|cargo van]], but also available in other configurations including a large passenger van (marketed as the '''Ford Tourneo''' in some markets since 1995), [[cutaway van chassis]], and a [[pickup truck]]. The vehicle is also known as the '''Ford T-Series''' (T-150, T-250, T-350), a nomenclature shared with Ford's other light commercial vehicles, the [[Ford F-Series]] trucks, and the [[Ford E-Series]] chassis. {{As of|2015}}, 8 million Transit vans have been sold, making it the third best-selling van of all time<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 20 best-selling vans of all time |url=http://parkers.co.uk/vans/news-and-advice/2015/august/top-20-best-selling-vans-of-all-time/ |work=Parkers Van News |publisher=Bauer Media |access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> and has been produced across four basic platform generations (debuting in 1965, 1986, 2000, and 2013 respectively), with various "facelift" versions of each.

The first product of the merged [[Ford of Europe]], the Transit was originally marketed in Western Europe and Australia. By the end of the twentieth century, it was marketed nearly globally with the exception of North America until 2015 when it replaced the [[Ford E-Series]] van. Upon its introduction in North America, the Transit quickly became the best-selling van of any type in the United States, minivan sales included.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cain |first=Timothy |date=April 29, 2016 |url=http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/04/ford-transit-americas-best-selling-van-minivans-included/ |title=Ford Transit Is America's Best-Selling Van, Minivans Included |work=[[The Truth About Cars]] |access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref>

That mirrors the success the Transit has achieved in Europe, where it has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle for forty years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a [[generic trademark]] applying to any light commercial van in the Transit's size bracket.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/transit |title=Meaning of "transit" in the English Dictionary |website=Cambridge Dictionaries Online |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="topgear"/>

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