Chinese Ford Transit vans have appeared in Russia, available for purchase at reasonable prices.
Various models of this vehicle of different generations and configurations can be found on various online ad platforms, writes Auto.ru. These cars are united by the assembly line, where in China continue to produce and modernize Ford Transit of different years of production, starting from 2006 and up to now. The variants are offered with front or rear-wheel drive, as well as with cargo and passenger compartments. Prices for these vans range from 5.3 to 5.6 million rubles.
Portal Quto.ru notes that taking into account all duties, the base version of the Chinese Ford Transit can cost 3.5 million rubles, but it becomes difficult to believe in such a price after the abolition of preferential customs clearance. Currently, the previous generation van with a long base and a high roof sells for 5.3 million rubles, and the Transit Custom model in the basic configuration with a 5-speed manual transmission will cost the same amount.
Chinese variants of the Ford Transit are offered with a variety of engines, including 2.0 and 2.3 liter turbodiesels, as well as gasoline 2.0-liter turbo engines. The type of gearbox depends on the model and year of manufacture, but the most affordable versions are those equipped with 5- or 6-speed manual transmissions. At the same time, a modern 8-speed automatic gearbox is available for local customers. JMC-Ford vans and minibuses underwent a restyling last year.
If the prices for Chinese Ford Transit really stay within four million rubles, they will be able to compete with other models on the Russian market, such as Sollers Atlant, Sobol from GAZel. However, at the moment vans from China are exotics, as most sellers prefer imported Ford Transit models of Turkish assembly.
Earlier, the two car companies joined forces to create a new electric car, and Chery also rebranded for the Russian market.