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e-Transit arrives in the Brazilian market in 2023, but only in the cargo version

The electric Ford e-Transit and Mustang Mach-E, as well as the hybrid Maverick pickup, arrive in Brazil in 2023. The confirmation was made by the American brand this Sunday, 25th. According to Ford, it is a new phase of its global strategy to expand vehicle electrification. Thus, other Latin American countries will also receive the three cars. However, the company did not reveal which configurations will come, nor their prices.

The Ford e-Transit is the electric version of the van that was relaunched in the country about a year ago. From 2008 to 2014, the line came from Turkey in van and passenger versions. Now, the model sold in the country is made in Uruguay. However, Ford has not revealed whether it will bring the new option from the United States or Turkey. Currently, the Ford e-Transit is made in these two countries. In any case, the demand for electric models is still low and does not justify the investment in manufacturing at the Uruguayan plant.

In addition to the conventional electric version, Ford Pro took the E-Transit Custom (pictured above), the model's smallest option, to IAA Transportation. Known as the Hannover Show, the biggest event in the transport sector in Europe ended this Sunday, 25th, in Germany. It is a configuration with a 100% electric motor and a payload capacity of up to one ton. Therefore, the newcomer joins its bigger sister E-Transit, which has a capacity of 2 t.

Ford e-Transit should only come in the cargo version...During the fair, Ford reported that it has already sold 1,000 units of the new generation of Transit in the country. According to the director of commercial vehicles for Ford South America, Guillermo Lastra, 70% of Transit sales are in the passenger configuration. In addition, the executive celebrates the 18% share in the segment's total sales. As well as he considers satisfactory the 5% of the license plates of the load version. Be that as it may, although Ford does not confirm the e-Transit should only come in a charging configuration.

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