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2001 Ford Transit

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The third generation Transit won the International Van of the Year award for 2001. It had been introduced in July 2000 with New Edge styling and Duratorq turbo diesel engines, and its petrol engine was the 2.3 liter 16 valve straight four. In China the license built Transit from Jiangling Motors in Nanchang, introduced in 1997, remained on sale, with JMC having made 70 major updates to the older Ford design.

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Source Wikipedia: Jiangling MotorsLead paragraph, ownershiptier 2
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Ford acquired B shares equivalent to a 20% equity in JMC

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Source Wikipedia: Ford TransitChinese production, second generationtier 2
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Introduced in 1997, the Ford Transit VJX6541DK-M is a license-built version of the Transit assembled by Jiangling Motors (JMC) in Nanchang
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  • Third generation (2000)
    This version won the International Van of the Year 2001.
  • Year: Third generation (2000)
    This version won the International Van of the Year 2001.
  • Lead paragraph, manufacturer
    manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1965
  • Third generation (2000), passage 2
    Over its Ford predecessor produced from 1986 to 2000, JMC made 70 major updates to the design
  • Body style, van: Third generation (2000)
    primarily as a cargo van
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