Originally Posted by
archangel
First they told us it will be out in early 2013, then fall of 3013, then spring of 2014, now the excuse is it will be out in the summer of 2014.
I fully expect this summer to be told "fall 2014" then this fall to be told "Spring 2015".
Kansas City Assembly will start ramping up production of the Transit in a couple months. Releases for production parts are starting to show up at suppliers, which pretty much locks in the timeline.
I am sure you have heard a bunch of excuses from Ford, but what I know is;
1) The assembly plant was gutted and almost completely rebuilt for V363 finish assembly. No small undertaking.
2) Ford Europe is the lead on the Transit, since they already build it over there. BUT, the US versions will have very little in common with the European vans. This has caused massive delays in getting issues resolved.