Ford TransitAutomakers ramp up U.S. commercial truck offerings 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 8, 2013  When Daimler AG brought its Euro-styled Sprinter van with a 14-foot high roof and sloped brow to the United States, it stood out on the parkway like a pachyderm. Now several automakers, including Daimler, Ford and Chrysler, are bringing new, large, fuel-sipping work vans to the United States as they gear up for a boom in the highly profitable segment. The surge is fueled by new-home construction and an improving economy.... Read More »
Ford boosts F-150 capacity in Kansas City 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013  Ford Motor Co. will add workers and capacity at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri to build more F-150 pickups, its best-selling vehicle. But the company remains parts-constrained on the Ford Explorer.... Read More »
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE New van crop is ugly — but in a money-making way 1:10 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 8, 2013  Not to burst the ego of the automotive stylists who worked on them, but the new commercial vans that are about to flood the market are ugly. Beautifully, hideously ugly. The vans from Nissan North America, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group are to automotive design what a young Mike Tyson was to opposing boxers: unorthodox and confusing, but devastatingly effective.... Read More »
NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Ford's van plan: More flexibility 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  The Ford Transit, coming to dealerships in the first half of 2014, offers commercial customers three roof heights, three body lengths and two wheelbases. In addition, Ford is redesigning the smaller Transit Connect for 2014.... Read More »
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 Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaroundAfter Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17» Watch the Video |
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