 Smith announced that it would produce a seven-seat executive minibus; 10 London taxis based on LTI’s TX4 chassis, and five people carriers similar to the concept Ford Tourneo Connect exhibited in Geneva.That month, the UK government confirmed that Smith was one of three electric-van manufacturers on the final shortlist of suppliers for the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme.In November, Tanfield announced that it was terminating its involvement in the electric Ford Transit Connect project in North America and Europe by mutual agreement with Ford.