MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Ford plans to reveal its next-generation F-150 pickup in 2020 as it plans to continue to dominate the U.S. pickup truck market, outgoing CFO Bob Shanks said at an investor event.
Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 327,000 2015 to 2019 F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Super Duty vehicles with engine block heaters that had been inspected in accordance with a previous recall, specifically 18S45, for possible fire risk.
While most pickups put through the passenger-side small overlap front test struggled to maintain their structure, the Ford F-150 and the Nissan Titan earned a "good" rating.
Ford Motor Co. has issued three individual recalls for its older F-150 half-ton pickups, 2019 Mustang, and several 2019 Lincoln models.
In a press conference in Detroit, Jim Farley, group vice president for marketing and sales at Ford, made a big announcement, stating that the automaker would be electrifying the F-Series.
Tacoma and Clark Public Utilities in Washington as well as the city of Palo Alto, Calif., are the latest West Coast municipalities and utilities to electrify portions of their fleets with XL-equipped vehicles.
Ford is recalling 410,289 of its 2015 to 2019 F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Super Duty trucks equipped with an engine block heater, due to a possible defect with a cable connector, the company has announced.
In September, the Washington Department of Transportation (DOT) became the first state agency in Washington to purchase a plug-in hybrid-electric work truck.
The company debuted two replacement fuel tank systems for the Ford F-150 Power Stroke and Chevrolet 2500 and 3500 diesel pickups.
Ford will produce a gasoline-electric hybrid F-150 pickup at its Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Mich. within two years, the company announced during a celebration at the plant commemorating 100 years of building vehicles.