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Ford Bets on Fancy Pickups
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Ford Motor's reliance on the redesigned F-150 and other large pickup trucks for its higher profits in 2015. The price tag on these vehicles keeps rising, with some pickups sold at about $50,000 and having interior leather seating, amenities resembling luxury cars in 2015. Higher fuel efficiency engines, body redesigned with lighter materials including aluminium, other innovations, combined with the lower price of gas, lower interest rates for financing, have led to a resurgence in these larger vehicles.
Ford Motor's Doug Scott and the STX low cost F-150 series pickup truck
01/14/2008
A low cost STX pickup that goes for $26,000 compared to the $39,000 for other F-150 trucks.
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Joe Hinrichs of Ford Motor Company and Ford's product launches in 2014-2015 including the new aluminium body F-150
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Hinrichs previously headed manufacturing and the expansion in China. He is president of the Ford Americas group in 2014.
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The shift to aluminium in the 2014 F-150 cuts 700 pounds and increases fuel efficiency enabling Ford to use V-6 engines.
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Ford's Aluminum F-150 Marks New Era
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Ford Remakes F-150, the Nation’s No. 1 Vehicle
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GM Secures Aluminum for Trucks
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The Ford F-150 pickup and redesign
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Ford Remakes F-150, the Nation’s No. 1 Vehicle
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Ford Motor's higher profits from larger vehicles in the U.S. and China in 2015- the redesigned F-150 pickup, SUV's, with higher fuel efficiency, lower gas prices and lower interest rates
07/29/2015
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