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2009 Ford F-150, First Drive
The 2009 Ford F-150 comes from people who are intensely aware of what a pickup truck should do, how it should perform and what the customer is after. With the latest iteration of the F-150, Ford has a considerable reputation to live up to and in the face of dwindling pickup sales, needs to make some big promises to attract the customers still in the market. So the question becomes, when you are already the king of an ever-dwindling hill, how do you make that hill bigger? More » -
#2009fordf150
2009 Ford F-150 Release Postponed Two Months, Truck Production Cut
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 to cut the production of its older models. Resources are also shifting toward the Edge, Flex and smaller cars like the Focus. In a frank statement, CEO Alan Mullaly said "We view the move to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles as permanent and we are responding to customer demand." Press release below the jump. More » -
