OREANDA-NEWS. In the first quarter of 2016 Ford Transit is leading in the class of light commercial vehicles of foreign brands in Russia, in accordance with the AEB data. Sales of Ford Transit in Russia grew by 56% during the reporting period and they were 923 cars.

In 2015, as part of a long-term strategy to expand the model range of the Ford, adapted for the needs of Russian customers, the company Ford Sollers went into new segments of market of the commercial vehicles and it introduced a broad line of shuttle buses, vans on the chassis, as well as a whole range of other special-purpose vehicles, developed with the support of R & D Ford Sollers center.

As noted in the Ford Sollers, the popularity of medium vehicles is steadily increasing in Russia. These vehicles are widely used in the field of passenger transport, transport logistics; also they are popular among companies engaged in Internet commerce, construction and repair. Special transport on the basis of commercial vehicles plays an important social role, by working as ambulances, school buses and cars of various intelligence agencies.

To date, the full range of special versions of cars based on the Ford Transit has more than 25 different models of special variants of transport and social facilities. The company continues to expand its line of special model based on the new Ford Transit, and the palette of colors available to order for the body corporate customers.