“Here’s an idea — build the vans in the US.”
Ford considers that every year and the bottom line is that it would require a severe reduction in their Econonline production to build it here. There is no reason to canibalize their Econoline production when they are really competing with the Dodge “Dart” (I may be mistaken on the Dodge vehcile name) that is the same type of van.
The fact that Ford can make money building vans in Turkey, shipping them here, and paying someone to strip out stuff, shows that the tax isn’t high enough. ;’)