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: Truck , Recalls , Ford Ford is recalling thousands of F-Series pickup trucks from the 2011 and 2012 model years over a transmission problem that, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, theft protection.” NHTSA reports that the transmissions in these defective trucks can be shifted out of the park position without pressing the brake pedal due to a problem with the brake shift interlock switch. Affected models include 2011 F-150s built between September 9 and September 22, 2011, as well as F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Heavy Duty trucks built between September 12 and September 22, 2011. A total of 16,091 trucks are included in this recall. Ford dealers will inspect – and if necessary, replace – the brake shift interlock switch on these affected vehicles, free of charge
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Ford recalls 16,000 F-Series pickups over transmission concern
Filed under: Classics , Performance , Truck , Auctions , Etc. , Ford Long before Ford turned its attention to building one of the most capable production off-road trucks in all the land, the company’s SVT engineers spent their time trying to wring the most straight-line speed possible from an F-150 . The result was the first-generation Ford F-150 Lightning – a vehicle that still manages to pull at our heart strings eighteen years after it debuted. If you’re still sore you never got the chance to own a brand-new F-150 Lightning, eBay Motors has something special for you
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The thought of a Toyota Prius racing in any kind of series is almost laughable, but recent reports suggest this could well be the case. However the standard model is going to need some serious tuning to get it up to race car standard.
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Toyota Prius GT300 headed for Super GT series