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Ford Charges Ahead in Europe: Seven New Models and Smart Tech to Keep Vans on Road and Businesses Earning

$FPress releaseMay 18, 2026, 6:00 AM ETRead the release

Ford unveiled a comprehensive three-year strategy for Europe, debuting the 'Ready-Set-Ford' brand platform and announcing seven new vehicle models tailored to the region. The commercial arm, Ford Pro, is pivoting from vehicle sales to a productivity partner model, targeting 25% of EBIT from software and services. Paid subscriptions rose 30% to 879,000 in Q1 2026 with gross margins above 50%. New product launches include the heavy-duty Ranger Super Duty for extreme work applications and the all-electric Transit City for urban fleets.

Key figures

Transit city range
254 km
Daily health signals
6000000
Repair time reduction
up to 50%
Ranger super duty payload
near 2 tonnes
Ford pro paid subscriptions
879000
Connected european customers
1200000
Ford pro software gross margin
above 50%
Proactive repair identification
80%
Uptime days delivered last year
1000000
Ford pro subscription growth yoy
30%
Ranger super duty towing capacity
4.5 tonnes
Ford pro ebit target from software
25%
Ranger super duty payload towing combined
8 tonnes

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