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 and investing into a new technology called ‘ethanol boosting’ which injects a small amount of the biofuel into the engine to increase... 

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 mind, with a deadline of Oct. 31. That is longer than the normal 30-day window workers have had in the recent past. Ford already has slashed... 

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 to produce up to 500,000 vehicles that take advantage of EcoBoost by 2012 giving them plenty of time to produce a capable engine... 

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 in a special edition Boss Mustang but that too has been axed, though some say it was never on the table to begin with.  Read More →

It’s a bad time to be a truck enthusiast as Ford today announced that they will be cutting truck production even more than originally planned and they will be delaying the new 2009 F-150 from shipping to dealers for at least 2 more months. Skyrocketing gas prices have people running from their trucks and SUV’s into smaller more fuel efficient cars, which is hurting domestic auto manufactures because for so long they have relied on these... 

The F-150 is getting a few new performance models in the next few years and the F-150 Raptor is one of them. Rumored to be sporting the 6.2L ‘Boss’ V8 the Raptor will have anywhere from 380 to 420 Horsepower though if it is wearing an SVT badge you can expect it to be closer to the 420 Horsepower range. If you want to check out the pictures they are over on PickUpTrucks.com.  Read More →

Ford Motor Company has been scrambling these last few years to recover from billions of dollars of debt, slumping sales and terrible quality control. Over these years you would be ignorant to not aknowlege that progress has been made, but the work is far from done. Ford is still cutting it’s work force and now they have begin switching plants built for producing their trucks into plants capable of spitting out more fuel efficent cars. This... 

Ford Motor Company is offering its truck customers the opportunity to purchase or lease a 2008 model year pickup for the same price Ford employees pay. Beginning today and running through June 30, Ford’s Employee Pricing Program will be available on 2008 model F-Series pickups, including the F-150, F-250 and F-350. Harley Davidson and chassis cab models are not included. “Customers have made F-Series America’s best-selling truck for 31 years... 

Ford Motor Co. is cutting North American production of pickups and SUVs as car buyers eyeing record gas prices turn toward more fuel-efficient models. The automaker says it no longer expects to return to profitability by 2009 and didn’t rule out layoffs and plant closures. Dearborn-based Ford also on Thursday cut back its projections for total U.S. light vehicle sales in 2008 to between 14.7 million and 15.1 million vehicles. That’s down... 

There’s nothing like extremely high gas prices to totally shake up an American Automobile Manufacturer and that is exactly what is happening at Ford. After decades of huge trucks, suvs and cars we are now seeing Ford trim the wasteline of it’s lineup, which is where the F100 comes in.  The Ford F100 is rumored to replace the Ford Ranger which is expected to be retired as soon as the F100 goes on sale, if not a year sooner. This move makes...