Entries Tagged 'Ford Trucks' ↓

Look Who Has the Most APEAL

What people find appealing about cars and trucks is pretty subjective, but a recent independent study shows that one brand has more vehicles that appeal to customers to any other. Ford received five segment awards, more than any other brand, in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2010 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) [...]

Isn’t It Time You Had the Best?

When designers at Ford’s product development center sat down to sketch out the new 2011 Explorer, the team had a clear objective: Deliver a sleek, modern package, while maintaining the rugged looks of an SUV. But no matter what direction they took the new design, there was one thing that could not be compromised: craftsmanship. It’s [...]

Catch a Ride with Toby Keith

Ford Trucks and singer Toby Keith are looking to give one winner the ride of a lifetime. The Built Ford Tough American Ride Sweepstakes will award at random a new 2011 Ford F-Series and a weekend on tour with Toby himself. The winner and three friends will experience life on the road with Toby Keith; complete [...]

They Don’t Call It ‘Super’ for Nothing

The new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty is fitting in so well on the job that it’s being asked to stick around longer. Based on customer requests, Ford is extending its unprecedented F-Series Super Duty fieldwork evaluation program through the end of 2010 to select extreme-duty commercial customers. That means these preproduction Super Duty models [...]

Father’s Day Shopping Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

Dad’s been procrastinating again. He keeps talking about finishing that project in the garage. Well, we’ve got just the thing to get him motivated: a Built Ford Tough Utility Mat. Perfect, right? Place an order and your work is done, my friend. With Father’s Day just around the corner, the Ford Global [...]

Live Chat with Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Engineer Gene Martindale

Gene Martindale grew up in a small town in Indiana, tinkering with tractors on the family farm. These days the vehicles he works on go a whole lot faster. In fact, the SVT development engineer and lead test driver is a car fanatic who lives and breathes racing. It should be no surprise then [...]

Bostonians to Get Connect-ed

The great city of Boston is starting a new revolution. Saying the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi “fits the bill,” the city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the versatile cab for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets. Boston, the 10th [...]

What Goes Around, Gets Connected

Europe had it first, and then North America got it, but North America got something that Europe didn’t have, and now Europe is getting it too. It’s really that simple. Ford and Azure Dynamics today announced that they have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the successful Ford Transit [...]

Improve Your Flexibility… and Your Carbon Footprint

We all know that being flexible – in body and mind – is part of a healthy lifestyle. But there is always room for improvement, and here’s one way you can become even more flexible on a daily basis that also will improve the health of the environment and possibly the economy: Drive a flexible-fuel [...]

What Do You Call Yours?

For many Ford customers, a car or truck is much more than transportation – it’s a part of the family – and it deserves a special name. A recent Facebook query on Ford Motor Company’s fan page proved just how devoted – and creative – Ford owners really are when it comes to giving [...]