Filed under: Car Buying , Budget , Sedan , SUV , Truck , Chevrolet , Ford , Honda , Nissan , Toyota , Earnings/Financials The figures have been tallied for the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. in 2011, and not surprisingly, the Ford F-Series pickup truck is king of the heap once again. Dealers sold a total of 584,917 F-Series units in 2011, beating out the second-place Chevrolet Silverado by 169,787 units.
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Report: These are your top 10 best-selling vehicles for 2011
Filed under: Truck , Technology , Ford Ford may turn to aluminum body panels on the company’s F-Series pickup trucks in an effort to reduce weight. According to Ward’s Auto , the next-generation F-Series is set to debut in 2014 and will likely feature aluminum fenders and door skins. The news comes courtesy of two unnamed sources close to the vehicle’s development.
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Report: Next Ford F-Series to go on diet, make extensive use of aluminum
Filed under: Car Buying , Budget , SUV , Truck , Etc. , Crossover , Hatchback , Chrysler , Ford , GM The numbers are officially in for 2011, and once again, Ford , General Motors and Chrysler sold more pickup trucks than any other model. The Ford F-Series was the top-selling vehicle through November of last year with 516,639 units rolling off of dealer lots. That number handily trounces the Chevrolet Silverado in second place with 367,343 units sold
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Report: These are Detroit automakers’ top-selling vehicles of 2011
Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Government/Legal , Safety , Ford The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has concluded its investigation into 2011 Ford Mustang vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. The agency looked into a total of 364 reports of shift quality issues supplied by Ford and they’ve reportedly determined that owners have experienced no loss of mobility or any unreasonable safety risk due to the problems. According to Inside Line, Ford identified several possible issues that could have contributed to difficulty shifting, including cold transmission fluid, clutch stay-out at high engine speeds, gear clash and loosening clutch plate bolts in early production vehicles. Ford has since replaced those fasteners with new hardware currently used in production
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Report: NHTSA closes investigation into 2010-2011 Ford Mustang shifter issues
Filed under: Etc. The finalists for the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year have just been announced, and this year, the three candidates in each category are as follows: Car: Ford Focus Hyundai Elantra Volkswagen Passat Truck: BMW X3 Honda CR-V Land Rover Range Rover Evoque The above finalists are the result of voting by a 50-member jury of full-time automotive journalists and broadcasters from a longer “short list” composed of 30 cars and seven trucks (an award category that also includes sport utility and crossover utility vehicles). Eligibility requirements dictate that the vehicles up for consideration must be new or substantially revised for the model year.
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Official: Your 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists are….
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Spy Photos , Crossover , Nissan If automakers have learned anything from the 2011 Ford Explorer , it’s that changing a popular SUV nameplate to a crossover platform won’t necessarily hurt the vehicle’s image (or sales numbers ). Nissan is hoping to capture that same sort of magic with its Pathfinder – judging by these spy shots, the traditionally body-on-frame SUV stalwart appears to be crossing over for its next generation. The next-gen Pathfinder will likely be based on Nissan’s FF-L platform that currently underpins vehicles like the Murano crossover and Quest minivan. Our best guess is that this Pathfinder, which will still remain a seven-passenger vehicle, could share many of its bits with the recently revealed Infiniti JX .
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Spy Shots: Nissan Pathfinder prepares to cross over