More than half the workers who make seats for F-Series Super Duty trucks have lost their jobs at Johnson Controls in Shelbyville, Ky., a United Auto Workers official said.
Letters went out to 114 workers last week telling workers they were laid off immediately, said Tim Arvin, bargaining chairman of United Auto Workers Local 2926.
Until last […]

Often times, people decide to purchase a large truck to haul very heavy loads. If that is not your intention, and you’d like to purchase a truck to drive more like a car (with quick, quiet acceleration), you may want a gasoline engine.
There are three main benefits to this:
Gas engines run smoother
Fuel is easier to […]

 The Ford Escape has been thoroughly updated for 2008, reinforcing the character and appeal that have made it America’s perennial best-selling small sport-utility vehicle. The improvements nearly cover the spectrum, and inject a new level of refinement. The Escape’s standard safety features are upgraded significantly for 2008.
We’d call the Escape a little truck among small […]

Ford Motor Co. said on Friday it would slash output and delay a new version of its top-selling F-150 pickup truck due to a deepening slump in U.S. sales it warned would weigh on results this year and next.
Ford said it would post a deeper loss for its auto business this year and warned it […]

Ford Motor Corp., the third largest automaker around the world, boasts its stable reign in the truck sales. In the past two years, the automaker sold over 900,000 F-Series pickups. Said figure is 800,000 more per year for the past 8 years. In the past 30 years, no other carmaker has […]

Report that up to 12% of carmaker’s salaried staff may be involuntarily laid off follows bonus payouts.
News that Ford Motor Co. is planning to lay off as much as 12 percent of its U.S. salaried work force by the end of July came as a blow to employees at the automaker’s world headquarters.
In discussions with […]

Automaker will switch plant work from trucks to Fiesta subcompact.
Ford Motor Co. announced a series of new investments in Mexico Friday worth $3 billion — the largest automotive investment ever in the country.
The Dearborn automaker confirmed plans to build the North American version of its new Ford Fiesta subcompact at its Cuautitlan Assembly Plant.
Ford also […]

Sometimes automakers really do listen to consumers. In the case of Ford, particularly with its crowd pleasing F-150 pick-up truck, Ford not only is listening, but delivering. What am I talking about? A hot-rod pick-up truck, that’s what. That’s right, Ford is going ahead with plans to market a truly “boss” […]