As was the case with most all Ford and Lincoln models, production of the Ford Transit decreased significantly in the month of July compared to June, which has historically occurred due to summer shutdowns and the Independence Day holiday. However, most every FoMoCo model proceeded to bounce back from that one-month lull in a big way throughout the course of August, and that was also precisely the case with Ford Transit production, too. Now, with another month in the rear-view, we can see that Ford Transit production increased yet again in September as well.
According to FoMoCo’s latest sales report, Ford Transit production at the Kansas City Assembly plant increased from 17,269 units in August to 17,627 in September, which is a jump of 358 units, or around two percent, as well as the van’s best month of the calendar year thus far. This comes after Transit production dipped by a significant 8,765 units, or around 55 percent in July versus June, when that same number was 15,816 – 1,218 units or around seven percent fewer compared to May’s output of 17,034 units. In August, output increased by 10,218 units, or nearly 145 percent compared to the 7,051 units built in July, however.
Aside from May and July, Ford Transit production has only declined only once in the 2024 calendar year, month-over-month, when it fell from February’s output of 17,417 units to 14,018 in March. For much of the year, FoMoCo has been focused on increasing its Transit production capacity as it continues to face heavy demand for the mega-popular commercial-focused large van.
This demand clearly shows up in terms of Ford Transit sales, with the ever-popular model continuing to dominate the full-size van segment thus far this year in spite of a few isolated production declines. The Transit enjoyed a roughly 20 percent year-over-year sales increase in Q1, achieving a significant 60 percent market share in the process. That continued in the month of September as well, with the Ford Transit posting a year-over-year sales increase of 9.35 percent to 8,652 units versus the same month last year.
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