Ford Transit van is king of the road | Business

The home delivery boom for internet shoppers compounded by the collapse in new car sales during the pandemic has made the Ford Transit van the undisputed king of the road in Britain.

Latest industry figures reveal that the Ford van in its various guises — the bestselling Transit Custom, the larger, heavier-duty Ford Transit and smaller Transit Connect — sold 94,000 units last year. That is nearly double the bestselling car model, the Ford Fiesta hatchback.

The Fiesta has been the bestselling car in Britain for the past 12 years, having overtaken its sister model, the slightly larger Ford Focus. However, in a year in which motor dealerships were locked down for significant periods and consumers tightened their belts ahead of the economic storms, car