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The Ford Transit Connects made in Europe and are sent to the US with seats in them. In the US, the seats are removed and then sent back to Europe, presumably to
by jamesliudotcc 5y ago
The Ford Transit Connects made in Europe and are sent to the US with seats in them. In the US, the seats are removed and then sent back to Europe, presumably to be installed in new Transit Connects.
This is also to avoid taxes.
- kowlo 5y agoPerhaps a little too cheeky https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-says-it-could-face-13-billion-new-penalties-after-court-ruling-2021-06-03/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-s...
- iancmceachern 5y agoYeah, the chicken tax
- bragr 5y agoTo be fair, the government caught onto that scheme and was not amused. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/06/03/ford-transit-connect-van-import-penalty/7524765002/ https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/06/03/ford-...
- Rebelgecko 5y agoThe EU only considers an electric bicycle an "ebike" if it has a motor that's 250 watts or less. Anything labeled above 250w is considered a motorcycle and requires more fees, taxes, licensing, etc. The "workaround" is that vendors kept shipping the same bikes but edited the spec sheets to say "250w", regardless of the motor's actual power output (often 2x that wattage)