Ford F-150 News Archives

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Dodge Ram Sure, it's not a great time to debut an all-new full-size pickup truck with sales falling fast courtesy of $4/gallon gas, but unlike Ford, which has ...

Ford in discussions with Chinese co to sell Volvo cars unit Out of all of Ford's purchases, I don't think that Volvo was such a bad one.

Automaker said to be mulling extending the life of St. Paul Ranger truck plant to 2011.

By David Cho Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 20, 2008; 5:52 PM The specter of mortgage-related losses at the nation's largest financial firms reared its head again today, spooking major stock indexes ...

Ford-owned Volvo is laying off 1,200 employees in Sweden. The company says the decision will affect staff in Goteborg and Olofstrom in the west and southern parts of Sweden.

Ford Motor Co. has begun dismissing salaried workers as part of an effort to shed 15% of its salaried-related costs by Aug.

GM and Ford are reacting faster and smarter than ever before as the market shifts from trucks to cars.

Ford is postponing the release of its retooled F-150 pickup truck by two months because the market for larger vehicles has plummeted, the company said today.

Ford Motor Co. said Friday that it's delaying the launch of its latest F-150 pickup, the longtime industry best-seller that lost its top spot in May, and is cutting truck production amid rising demand for more ...

Ford Motor Co said on Friday its automotive results this year would be worse than 2007's and it would be "difficult" for the U.S. automaker to break even in 2009 because of a deepening slump in U.S. sales.

Ford is delaying introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months because of the declining market for them.

DETROIT Ford Motor Co. said Friday it will cut production of its big trucks and sport utility vehicles, while adding more small cars, crossovers and fuel-efficient powertrains.

Fears are mounting over a potential cash crisis at America's top carmakers after Ford warned that its losses are running into billions as the rocketing price of petrol keeps customers out of its showrooms.

Sounds kind of dirty, right? Actually, it's because of a clean visual that technical analysts use this term.

Ford said it would post a deeper loss for its auto business this year and warned it would be difficult to avoid a loss in 2009.

Washington - On Friday, Ford Motor Co. cut its forecast of U.S. sales, citing weak demand during a time of lean economic growth, which means consumers just don't have the money to buy new wheels.

Ford Motor Co. , the second-biggest U.S. automaker, said its automotive results will be worse than last year as demand for large pickup trucks plummets.

Ford Motor Co. will delay introduction of its new F-150 pickup truck by two months and further cut production because of the declining market for pickups and sport utility vehicles, the automaker announced Friday.

Ford also said its 2008 automotive financial results this year will be worse than in 2007, when the company posted an overall net loss of $2.7 billion.

Its shares fell almost 5 percent in morning trading.

The company said it expects industrywide U.S. sales this year to drop to a range of 14.7 million and 15.2 million units. Ford previously had predicted 15 million to 15.4 million units.

Union officials say workers at the Ford assembly plant in Claycomo will be making less pickup trucks.

DETROITGeneral Motors Corp. said Thursday it will indefinitely halt a major overhaul of its full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles as it grapples with plummeting sales of those products.

IT'S hard to convince most Americans that there is a silver lining to $4-a-gallon gasoline.

Every Whitfield County employee will receive a 3 percent raise beginning in July, while job performance bonuses could net an additional 2 percent.

Sagging demand for large sport utility vehicles has forced Ford Motor Co. to close a Michigan factory for nine weeks starting June 23.

In these days of nearly nonexistent profits for every one of Detroit's Big Three automakers, R&D funds must be allocated very carefully.

By SARAH A. WEBSTER * FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER * June 3, 2008 Despite a respectable 2.8% gain in car sales across its lineup, Ford Motor Co.

Ford Motor Co's top manufacturing executives will meet union leaders and plant managers on Friday to discuss the challenges faced by the automaker, including a slump in pickup truck and SUV sales.

The Ford F-150 pickup truck can pull 30,000 pounds, hold six people and boasts a truck bed big enough to cart around a Clydesdale.

A top Ford Motor Co. executive said recent history has made it clear that full-size vehicles like the F-150 pickup aren't going to sell like they have in the past, but the automaker won't walk away from what ...

Ford Global Technologies v. ITC In 2007, the International Trade Commission issued a final decision finding three Ford design patents invalid based on a prior public use.

An interesting article came out in the Economist Magazine this week. It is entitled " Cars in Russia.

OAKVILLE, Ontario - Ford Motor Co. launched production of the Flex here today. The seven-passenger crossover sport utility vehicle boasts 25 miles to the gallon for highway driving, with 17 miles per gallon in ...

Oh, how the mighty are falling. Record-high gas prices are hitting consumers hard but they're hitting what some might call the pitiful helpless giants even harder.

Waste Management employee James Hamilton fastens a safety hold-down strap on a roll-off trash container.

The Detroit News reports that several sources have confirmed that Ford is doing a major revision of its products, including pickup trucks.