Ford announced today that it was delaying the release of their 2009 Ford F-150 on the heels of GM's announcement that they would likely delay the development of the replacement for their GMT900 platform. Obviously, the merger of high gas prices and the F-150 getting thumped by the Civic has convinced Ford it also needs …

Ford today launched a volley of media notices relating to their product mix and production schedule for 2008. Overall production looks to be around 510,000-540,000 units in the third quarter and 590,000-630,000 units for the fourth quarter, down as much as 20% and 8% compared to 2007, respectively. At the same time…