Monday, October 31, 2016

2016 F-150: The Safest F-150 Ever | F-150 | Ford


The high-strength, military-grade, aluminum-alloy 2016 Ford F-150 is the safest F-150 ever. It’s the only pickup to earn a NHTSA 5-Star safety rating and IIHS Top Safety Pick*. Just one of the reasons why the Ford F-150 is making every other truck history.

*SuperCab and SuperCrew when equipped with optional Forward Collision Warning. Feature name is Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Warning with Brake Support. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Tests include driver and passenger front, side and side barrier and pole tests.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

F-150 Raptor, F-250, F-350 and Transit Preview | SEMA | Ford


Take a look at some of the Ford trucks heading to the 2016 SEMA Show, including the modified Ford F-350 trucks from MADEdition and Skyjacker, a Transit from Good Boy Daisy and another from Wyotech, an F-150 Raptor updated by DeBerti and F-250 trucks from Air Design, Fabtec and Topo.

Saturday, October 29, 2016

2016 F-150: The Tough Ten Reasons | F-150 | Ford


Those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to drive it. Here are 10 reasons why the forward-thinking Ford F-150 continues to leave all other trucks in the dust.

Best payload, most towing and highest gas mileage in its class? The Ford F-150’s got it.

Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs. GVWR. Payload: with available 5.0LV8, 4x2. Towing: with available 2.7L EcoBoost® V6. Mileage: with available 2.7L EcoBoost® V6, 4x2. EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of 19 city/26 hwy/22 combined mpg. Actual mileage will vary.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

2016 Ford Transit vs 2016 Ram Promaster | Transit | Ford


Thinking about buying a 2016 Ram Promaster? Consider the innovative 2016 Ford Transit first, with up to 81.5 inches of interior height, a carrying capacity of up to 487.2 cubic feet, and the greatest variety of configurations in its class.*

*Class is Full-size Vans based on Ford segmentation.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Fleet Procurement Strategist Gerard Huvaere Chooses Ford | Commercial Trucks | Ford


Gerard Huvaere, Fleet Procurement Strategist for DTE Energy Operations, has worked with most truck brands, and for him, the Ford F-750 Power Stroke ® turbo diesel V8 truck is the right choice.

Hear how Gerard’s team puts these trucks to task with everything from air compressors to aerial trucks. Ford’s service and warranty standards are why he has even more F-650 and F-750 trucks on order.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Ford Medium Duty: Dig Deeper | Commercial Trucks | Ford


Gerard Huvaere, Fleet Procurement Strategist for DTE Energy Operations, knows a thing about getting the most out of his trucks and his team. For digging hundreds of post-holes, he relies on the Ford F-750 Super Duty®.

The Ford F-750 Super Duty offers the capability to build or dig with the Ford-built TorqShift® Heavy Duty 6-speed transmission, which offers an available PTO provision* in three different modes – mobile, stationary and split shaft.

*When paired with either the 6.7L Power Stroke® Turbo Diesel V8 or the 6.8L Triton® gas V10.

Sunday, October 23, 2016

2017 Super Duty: Spotlight on Interior Innovations | Super Duty | Ford


The smart innovations in the interior of the all-new 2017 Super Duty mean it’s ready to take your mobile command center to the next level.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Friday, October 21, 2016

2017 Super Duty: Spotlight on Camera Features | Super Duty | Ford


Take a look with Sean Riley at the up to 7 available cameras on the all-new 2017 Ford Super Duty. From the front camera with a built-in washer, to the 360º view and the available trailer mounted camera, you’ll be able to see it all.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The Meaning of Tough | Warriors In Pink | Ford


Facing breast cancer head-on with strength, determination, and courage – that’s what it means to be tough.

Ford Motor Company has been in the fight against breast cancer for 21 years. From raising funds through our Warriors in Pink apparel, to raising awareness through unique media content, to giving breast cancer patients and survivors more good days – we are always looking for ways to help people go further.

Monday, October 17, 2016

2017 Super Duty: Spotlight on Towing | Super Duty | Ford


With more towing capability than ever before, the all-new 2017 Ford Super Duty is ready to take work to the next level.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK: NEW REPORT FUNDED BY FORD SPOTLIGHTS DECREASE IN TEEN DEATHS SINCE 2004 BUT STILL SHOWS RISKS FOR OLDER TEENS


In advance of National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 16-22), a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), funded by a grant from the Ford Motor Company fund, shows that while much progress has been made in reducing teen driver-involved traffic crashes and deaths over the past decade, teens drivers are still 1.6 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than their adult counterparts and teen-involved fatal crashes increased by 10 percent in 2015.
The report also reveals that while great progress has been made at reducing younger teen driver deaths (ages 15-17), more needs to be done for older teen drivers (ages 18-20). The report provides recommendations for actions that can be taken to continue a decrease in teen deaths.
“This data shows that smart programs, like Driving Skills for Life, that focus on teen driving behavior have been very successful in helping novice and younger drivers be safer on the roads,” said Jim Graham, Global Manager for the Ford Driving Skills for Life program.
To read more of the report “Mission Not Accomplished: Teen Safe Driving, the Next Chapter,” an interactive PDF version of the report is available online.
Ford Driving Skills for Life was established in 2003 by Ford Motor Company Fund, the Governors Highway Safety Association, and a panel of safety experts to teach newly licensed teens and parents the necessary skills for safe driving beyond what they learn in standard driver education programs. The basic premise behind Ford Driving Skills for Life is to provide a step in the learning process, providing new skills and information not currently shared with newly licensed drivers in the basic driver education courses.
The program has trained more than one million individuals in safe driving practices. It is offered in 35 countries, and hands-on driving clinics have been conducted in all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
For more information visit http://www.drivingskillsforlife.com/.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

2017 Ford Super Duty: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner | Super Duty | Ford


The all-new 2017 Super Duty comes in first place in every measure of tough – that it’s the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty ever built.

Friday, October 14, 2016

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: HOW FORD TRANSIT BECAME THE BEST-SELLING CARGO VAN NAMEPLATE ON EARTH


  • Ford Transit sales momentum in the U.S. is strong, with sales up 31 percent year to date – making Transit the best-selling van in America
  • Ford is well established as Europe’s best-selling commercial vehicle brand, based on strong demand for Transit, the No. 1 nameplate in the medium commercial van segment there, according to data from IHS Markit
  • Ford Transit is the best-selling nameplate in the light bus and van segment in China, on track to become the best-selling nameplate there for 2016, based on data from China Insurance Information Technology Company

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 13, 2016 – Fleets and tradespeople around the world are increasingly turning to Ford vans to get the job done, making the Ford Transit family the best-selling lineup of cargo vans on the planet.

Ford Transit was the best-selling cargo van family[i] globally in 2015, with nearly 400,000 vans registered, based on IHS Markit global new vehicle registration data for calendar year-end 2015.

“We are focused on building on our clear global leadership in trucks, vans and commercial vehicles,” says Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, Global Product Development, and chief technical officer. “While other manufacturers only offer their van lineups regionally, Ford has cracked the code on developing global van architecture that can be customized to regional needs.”

The success of Transit has propelled Ford to become the top seller of commercial cargo vans in the United States. Ford controls 40 percent of the full-size commercial van market in the country through September – up from 36 percent in 2015. Strong demand for Transit is putting Ford on track for its best year for U.S. van sales since 1978, based on Ford-reported data. Transit now outsells even America’s best-selling minivan, based on industry-reported sales.

“U.S. customers have enthusiastically embraced Transit as a capable, flexible, smart work vehicle,” said Julie Ellenberger, Ford brand manager for Transit, Transit Connect and E-Series. “Transit offers best-in-class flexibility with more configurations than ever. Plus, its powertrains are specially engineered for North American buyers.”

Overall industry sales for Class 1-3 vans in the United States and Mexico are expected to continue growing, according to work truck industry association NTEA, which predicts industry sales will increase 10 percent in 2016 compared with 2015.

Transit is building on a 50-plus-year legacy in Europe, where it has been the best-selling van in its segment in the U.K. since 1984, according to IHS Markit registration data. In the past 25 months, Ford has seen its commercial vehicle market share grow from 10.8 percent to 12.9 percent in Europe, based on data from IHS Markit.

This makes Ford the No. 1-selling commercial vehicle brand in Europe for the first time in 18 years, thanks to continued growing demand for its completely new and expanded Transit range – including Transit, Transit Custom, Transit Connect and Transit Courier – based on IHS Markit commercial vehicle registrations.

Transit is the best-selling nameplate in the light bus and van segment in China, on track to become the best-selling nameplate there for 2016, based on data from China Insurance Information Technology Company.

Deep roots for Ford commercial cargo van leadership

Ford’s commercial cargo van legacy began when the first Transit left the production line in Langley, England, Aug. 9, 1965. Transit became a favorite in Europe, and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary there.

In the United States, Ford became the van leader 36 years ago with success of its Ford E-Series van lineup, first sold in 1961 as Ford Econoline. The full-size Ford Transit was introduced in the country in 2014 – replacing E-Series – and quickly took over the title of America’s best-selling van, based on Ford analysis of industry-reported sales.

Ford is expanding its Transit lineup in China as part of its relationship with Jiangling Motors Corporation, which started in August 1995, with the first Ford Transit produced there in December 1997. Production of the all-new Transit Kombi started in September.

More than 8 million Transit and Transit Custom vehicles have been built, as the range grew from a single model more than half a century ago to an entire family of commercial cargo vehicles. Lined up end-to-end, 50 years of Transit vans would circle the globe. A customer buys a new Transit every 180 seconds on average, based on Ford sales and production data.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

2017 Ford Super Duty: Manufacturer Approved | Super Duty | Ford


Nate Berges is a fourth generation manufacturer with his family’s company Berges Trenton Awning. See what he had to say about his experience behind the scenes with the all-new 2017 Ford Super Duty.

Monday, October 10, 2016

2017 Ford Super Duty: Fleet Manager Approved | Super Duty | Ford


Hear from Stacey Nelson, Senior Fleet Manager for Black Hills Energy, on how she’s gotten to see the development of the all-new 2017 Super Duty.

Stacey looks closely at safety and durability for her fleet’s vehicles and took the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty ever to task. Hear what she has to say about the experience and her reactions to the innovations we built in the 2017 Super Duty.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

2017 Ford Super Duty: Smart Technology | Super Duty | Ford


We took our group of truck customers on the road to see firsthand, how Ford is helping to lead the way in driver-assist technology making it easy to own work with the smartest Super Duty ever.

From a 360-degree bird’s-eye-view camera system to Lane Keeping alert*, see how the 2017 Super Duty helps drivers navigate more effectively on the road and on the worksite.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

2017 Ford Super Duty: Reinvestment of Weight | Super Duty | Ford


Follow our group of real-world truck customers as they go behind the scenes to meet with Ford Super Duty experts and engineers to learn how weight savings from a high-strength, military-grade, aluminum-alloy body were reinvested into other areas of the truck for improved performance and capability.

Upgrades include a fully boxed heavy steel frame, stronger axles, beefed-up suspension, bigger brakes and a higher capacity trailer hitch. These are just some of the reasons the all-new 2017 Super Duty is the toughest, smartest and most capable Super Duty ever.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

2017 Ford Super Duty: Manufacturing Innovations | Super Duty | Ford


Five truck customers head inside the Kentucky Truck Plant for exclusive behind-the-scenes access to witness the unique manufacturing innovations involved in creating the smartest, toughest and most capable Super Duty ever.

In this episode, our teams of Insiders see the innovative joining techniques used to build the Super Duty’s high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy body. From self-piercing rivets to flow-drill screws and powerful structural adhesives, this is truly manufacturing at its best.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Ford Police Interceptor Utility Debuts Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights To Complement T Front Interior Visor Light Bar


  • New Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights for the Ford Police Interceptor Utility flash bright red, blue or amber to provide clear and direct communication to drivers of an emergency response situation
  • Feature enables agencies to run “slick top” – meaning no roof-mounted light bar is visible and the vehicle can maintain full front and rear lighting capability
  • Fully programmable front and rear lights offer a wide range of illumination



DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 3, 2016 – Ford police vehicles just went deeper undercover.

Ford is debuting Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights to complement the “no-profile” Front Interior Visor Light Bar on Police Interceptor Utility. The feature integrates bright LED lighting into the vehicle’s rear spoiler, providing law enforcement with a highly effective tool to alert drivers of emergency roadside situations while affording officers full visibility out the rear window. When deactivated, the lighting is difficult to detect for someone approaching the vehicle from the rear.

“Aftermarket light bars can impede visibility by hanging down over the glass,” said Stephen Tyler, Ford police brand marketing manager. “Our fully programmable Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights are integrated into the spoiler, so agencies get their bright red, blue and amber LEDs with no compromise to rear visibility.”

Aftermarket products mount inside or outside the glass then extend into the rear window – impeding visibility. Ford’s warning lights free up that space for unimpeded rearward vision.

The option complements Ford’s “no-profile” Front Interior Visor Light Bar, a covert feature that provides a similar improvement in forward vision over aftermarket options.

When activated, the new warning lights flash alternating bright red and blue bars in the rear spoiler; they can also be programmed for red/red, blue/blue or amber operation, providing drivers with directional signaling information. An auto-dimming capability can be programmed from full intensity down to 20 percent.

“Together with our front visor light bar, Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights offer a fully integrated solution for agencies wishing to minimize the presence of their police vehicles,” said Arie Groeneveld, chief program engineer, Ford police programs. “While signaling to drivers of an upcoming emergency situation, it constitutes a clear safety benefit for officers and the public.”

The feature can be ordered now for the 2017 Police Interceptor Utility. As with all Ford-provided police vehicle options, Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights come with a limited factory warranty.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Tough Science: The Obstacle Course | Super Duty | Ford


The all-new 2017 Super Duty is ready for the next level of competition. Next up, the off-highway haul truck. Let’s see which vehicle can handle the Tough Science obstacle course.

Sunday, October 2, 2016

2016 Ford Escape Owner Testimonial | Escape | Ford


2016 Ford Escape owners show us everything they love about their car — from dual climate control technology to its sleek design.

Saturday, October 1, 2016

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor: 450 Horsepower and 510 lb.-ft of Torque | F-150 Raptor | Ford Performance


The 2017 Ford Raptor, equipped with the all-new 3.5-liter twin-turbo high-output EcoBoost engine, churns out 510 lb.-ft. of torque and 450 horsepower across a wide power band. Thanks to a reduction of up to 500 pounds in weight, the Raptor's EPA-rated combined fuel economy improved 23% compared to the previous generation.