Kelly Blue Book Names F-150 Best Redesigned Vehicle of 2009
The auto industry may be a mess right now but that isn’t stopping the 2009 F-150 from taking home some pretty significant awards. Kelly Blue Book has decided that the 2009 F-150 is the best redesigned vehicle of 2009. The F-150 has taken other awards recently from Texas Auto Writers Association, PickupTrucks.com and Popular Mechanics. These awards show a dedicated Ford to reshaping it’s North American cars and trucks and restoring faith back into their brand. Check out the official press release after the fold.
Ford Adding 1,000 Workers To Dearborn F-150 Plant
Finally some good news for Ford. Ford has announced that it will be adding 1,000 workers to it’s Dearborn F-150 Plant in January predicting that truck sales will increase enough to warrant the new jobs. The jobs will mostly be filled with those workers who were laid off earlier this year at many Ford plants [...]
Ford Bringing Four F-150s To SEMA 2008
America’s best-selling pickups for 31 consecutive years are also the most accessorized vehicles in the aftermarket, and this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show brings new options aplenty for the 2009 Ford F-150.
Ford to Offer Incentives on 2009 F-150
Ford is looking to help those stuck with trucks that have lost excessive value due to the slumping economy and rising cost of fuel. Ford will offer 2009 F-150 buyers a choice of $2,000 cash back, or 6.9% financing, in trade-in assistance, to help bridge the gap between the resale value of their current truck [...]
Ford Celebrates Production Of 2009 Ford F-150
Ford Motor Company employees at Kansas City Assembly Plant today celebrated the production of the new 2009 Ford F-150, which offers the most capability in the full-size pickup market with unsurpassed fuel economy.
“Ford is the truck leader and core F-150 truck buyers expect and demand the best truck on the market,” said Ford Motor Company [...]
Two New Special Edition Super Duty Trucks For 2009
Ford has officially announced two new special edition Ford Super Duty trucks for 2009, the Cabela FX4 and the Harley-Davidson F-450.
Ford Decides F-100 Not The Right Direction
Those who wanted to see a smaller version of the F-150 are going to be disappointed to hear that Ford has decided that the F-100 is not the answer to high gas prices. Instead, they will be putting their focus on increasing the efficiency of their current engines by using their highly touted EcoBoost platform [...]
More Buyout Offers On The Way To Dearborn Workers
Ford is set to offer more buyouts to it’s workers, this time at it’s Dearborn Truck Plant as it tries to stay afloat, battling high gas prices and stiff competition from Foreign Automakers. The buyout is set to be offered to employees by next week. Workers will have a 90-day window to make up their [...]
4 Cylinder F-150 Possible
A 4 cylinder F-150 has been mentioned as a possible addition to the F Series lineup as soon as 2013, according to sources at Ford. The four-cylinder would be powered by Ford’s EcoBoost technology and answer consumer demand for more gas friendly vehicles as gas prices continue to spiral out of control. Ford is hoping [...]
No Boss Engine For F-150; Only Super Duty
The Boss Engine has been axed for future use in the Ford F-150 but the Super Duty will still be getting the engine as gas prices bypass the $4 gallon mark and the Super Duties current V-10 is less than stellar in the gas mileage department. The 6.2 ‘Boss’ Engine was also rumored to appear [...]
