Ford Announces Transit Test Drive Events
Ford will be launching a national tour, which will give fleet owners, commercial customers, and dealers the opportunity to put the all-new MY-2015 Transit through its paces.

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Photo: Ford
Ford will be launching a national tour giving fleet owners, commercial customers, and dealers the opportunity to put the all-new MY-2015 Transit through its paces.
The Truth About Transit Tour will visit 19 cities across the United States from June to October. Participants will test drive models on a closed course specially designed to let them evaluate Transit’s technology, handling and versatility. Ford said it will have top product specialists on site who can answer questions about the all-new 2015 Transit.
Tour participants can view upfit vehicles to see how Ford Transit can be customized to fit their fleet needs. Ford specialists also will be available to conduct personalized vehicle walk-around demonstrations at fleet and commercial customers’ places of business.
The Truth About Transit Tour kicks off in Kansas City, Mo., where Transit is produced for the North American market at Kansas City Assembly Plant. The entire tour schedule is:
Kansas City, Mo., June 9-13
Minneapolis, June 16-20
Chicago, June 23-27
Detroit, July 7-11
Charlotte, N.C., July 8-10
Orlando, Fla., July 14-16
Boston, July 14-18
Washington, D.C., July 21-25
Miami, July 22-24
New York, July 28-Aug. 1
Cleveland, Aug. 4-8
Denver, Aug. 5-7
Houston, Aug. 11-15
Seattle, Aug. 12-14
Dallas, Aug. 18-22
Phoenix, Aug. 25-29
Los Angeles, Sept. 8-12
San Francisco, Sept. 15-19
Atlanta, Oct. 6-10
Registration and other details are available at www.fordtransittour.com for commercial business owners with fleets of one to 25 vehicles and www.fordtransittour/fleet for larger fleet customers.
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