Ford acquired its stake in 1995 when it began producing the Ford Transit at JMC.
The new Ford Transit Connect Wagon will be offered in two- and three-row configurations.
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Ford Transit production moved to Southampton in 1971 and the five millionth vehicle was made in 2005.
They want to trace a white Ford Transit Connect van and a small blue car which were seen in the area.
The collision, involving a Ford Transit Tipper van and a Renault Kangoo, happened at 16:00 GMT on Saturday on the B1077 at Shelfanger.
The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit wants to trace anyone who saw a white Ford Transit-style van seen speeding from the Brunel Road area.
He points out that one of the last big industrial employers in the constituency - the Ford Transit van factory - has taken EU grants and moved production to Turkey.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the pedestrian was struck by the marked Ford Transit in New Road, Bideford, while it was on routine patrol at about 19:15 GMT on Wednesday.
The marine, who is currently based with 42 Commando at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth, pleaded not guilty to taking a Ford Transit tipper truck without the authority of its owner and aggravated vehicle taking.
So when engineers noticed an odd odor in the interior of the Ford Transit Connect van last year, for instance, they summoned the smell jury, which traced it back to a sealant used by a supplier.
The light trucks coming to market like the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado pickup and Ford Transit cargo van feature loads of fuel-saving technologies, proving you can have the space and capability you need and still get decent gas mileage.
According to the New York Daily News, large fleet owners had pushed for the Ford Transit Connect, a van used for commercial purposes in Europe and that has been approved for use as a cab in U.S. cities like Boston.
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Union members at Ford's Southampton Transit factory will hold a mass meeting on Monday to discuss possible action over its closure.
Unite said the plant closures could lead to the loss of up to 2, 000 jobs at Ford, with production of the Transit van moving to Turkey.
Ford plans to halve production of the Transit van at the site over the next three years.
Ford said it was planning to continue making the Transit panel van at the Swaythling plant until 2011.
Still, sales outpaced the industry average last year, and should grow even more this year when Ford Motor Co. rolls out its first minivan since 2006, the Transit Connect Wagon.
In 2010 the Ford brand swept both categories, for its Fusion Hybrid sedan in the car category and Transit Connect in the truck segment.
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Ford employees and contractors should have more state funding in coping with the shutting of the Southampton Transit factory, a business group said.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that Ford also plans to shut a factory in Southampton, England, that makes chassis cabs for the Transit van.
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