It’s the end of the road for the and the compact cargo van segment as a whole. The automaker told that the van would die after the 2023 model year. now joins the (which is still on sale as a 2022 model year vehicle), and Chevrolet City Express at the big dealership in the sky. , but now it seems to be confirmed by The Blue Oval itself.

tells AutoNews that the move was done in an effort to “reduce global manufacturing cost and complexity, alongside decreased demand for the compact van segment.” Alas.

The outlet says the vehicle is currently built in Valencia, Spain and then imported to North America. There was reportedly a plan to build a next-generation van for North America in , but those plans were eventually scrapped. It would have been built on the same platform as the and — two vehicles that are also built in Mexico.

It’s not all bad news if you’re a Transit Connect lover who happens to live in Europe. Ford confirmed to Automotive News that the little van would live on in markets.

So with that, the compact van segment is once again dead in the United States. The Transit Connect brought it back into this world all the way back in 2010. Now, just 13 years later, it is dead once again. So long, little friend. So long.