Ford’s fight with the U.S. government on its ‘legitimate tariff engineering’ for the Transit Connect minivan / cargo vehicle awaits a conclusion. The Court of International Trade is looking for more details on how a second row of seats is utilized. Tariffs could rise to 25% from 2.5% on the vehicles, 70% of which are imported from Spain according to Panjiva data. Unit sales fell 9% on a year earlier in August, Left Lane data shows, while import shipments fell 64% in September. List price sales are likely worth $1.1 billion. This controversy follows Ford’s move to shift small-car building...