New Tourneo inherits Fiesta role

Van-like MPV will be cheapest Ford car, using platform and powertrains from Puma

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The upcoming second-generation Tourneo Courier will take on a much more significant role for Ford following the death of the Fiesta later this year (and the subsequent exit of the Focus in 2025), effectively becoming its entry-level passenger car.

Due to enter production later this year alongside the Puma crossover in Craiova, Romania, the Tourneo Courier is a boxy small MPV derived from the panel-sided Transit Courier that will be offered with both combustion and electric powertrains.

With Ford Otosan (a joint venture between Ford and Turkish firm Koç) taking over ownership of the Romanian plant, the Transit Courier and Tourneo Courier will fill the space left on the production line following the exit of the Ecosport (previously Ford's cheapest SUV) late last year.