- Ford has revised the nomenclature of its commercial vehicles and PC (passenger Cars) derivatives. Thus, the name Transit is now applied only to the commercial model and Tourneo to its family (Passenger Car) variant. The utility vehicles Transit, Transit Connect and Transit Courier will be available in a family variant: Tourneo Custom , Tourneo Connect and Tourneo Courier.

- Ford has unveiled the new Transit Connect and Tourneo Connect based on the C -Max compact MPV (like the Renault Kangoo based on Scenic and Citroën Berlingo based on the C4 Picasso), and not on the Fiesta. In this way  the new model is bigger than the old model and benefits from more roominess and load volume .

- The new Ford Transit Connect and Tourneo Connect will be manufactured in Spain and not in Turkey as the old model. The Valencia plant product indeed the C -Max and Kuga which share the same platforms.

- The new models measure 4.42 m ( 4.28 m against the older generation ) and are also available in a long version which measures 4.82m.

- The Transit Connect (whose sales have collapsed since 2011  is positioned, within the range of European Ford utility vehicles, between the Transit Custom (same category as Class Mercedes Vito and Opel Movano) and the Transit Courier (same category as Peugeot Bipper and Citroen Nemo) which will be unveiled next year (but a prototype was unveiled earlier this year).

  

- Due to the tightening of US restrictions on Iran’s automotive industry, production fell in this country from 1 600 000 vehicles in 2011  down to 800,000 in 2013 (see previous analyses of Inovev).

- Even before the relaxation of the restrictions  which have been promised by Americans within the frame of the 24 November agreement on the nuclear industry,  Iran had announced that it invited major foreign automakers to launch or resume production on its territory.

- Renault and PSA could therefore return to Iran next year if all conditions are met. The two French manufacturers have lost production of 500,000 vehicles in 2013 compared to 2011 ( 100,000 for Renault and 400,000 for PSA ).
It is therefore worth for them to return to this market as quickly as possible.

- Other carmakers may also be interested in the potential of this market which has grown from 1 million to 1.6 million vehicles from 2005 to 2011, an increase of 100,000 units each year for six years, including Japanese, Korean and Chinese manufacturers,
(Chinese carmakers have already significantly developed their sales in the near-by Africa). Currently only the Hyundai- Kia Group, through its partnership with the second Iranian manufacturer SAIPA, continues its production in Iran, by the side of Khodro, first Iranian manufacturer.