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Pickups

2015 F-150 Demand Adds 1,550 New Jobs At Ford

Kansas City, Chicago and Louisville Ford assembly facilities see boost in job openings

February 6, 2015

Construction Equipment

Innovations Award Winner: 2015 Ford F-150

Innovation is the result of conquering a difficult quest using imagination fueled by passion and experience. The 2015 F-150 is a rolling example full of innovation, and its aluminum body is just one example of why it’s deserving of one of Equipment World’s 2015 Innovation awards. Twenty-some years ago a young automotive body structures engineer […]

January 8, 2015

Construction Equipment

2015 Ford F-150 wins Truck Trend’s Pickup Truck of the Year Award

Despite parent publication Motor Trend‘s choice to award its coveted Truck of the Year award to the dark horse Chevrolet Colorado, Truck Trend went with the heavy favorite in choosing its Pickup Truck of the Year. The Truck Trend editors said that while the newly redesigned F-150’s fuel- and weight-saving aluminum design are impressive, the truck took the […]

January 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

Construction work the star of Ford’s focused new TV spots for 2015 F-150

In what Ford is calling its biggest truck marketing campaign ever, the automaker is prominently featuring construction work in three new ads for the 2015 F-150. Ford began running the ads on TV during the College Football Playoff semifinal games last night. One of the ads, titled “What’s Next,” focuses on the 2015 model’s new […]

January 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

2015 Ford F-150 VelociRaptor boosts 5L V8 to 600+ hp; more muscle than mudder (PHOTOS)

Ford’s F-150 Raptor 4×4 turned out to be such a success for the automaker that at one point it had to ramp up production by nearly 70 percent just to meet demand. Pretty impressive for a pickup with a base price of $44,000. One of the unfortunate side effects of the 2015 F-150’s aluminum redesign […]

December 30, 2014

Construction Equipment

2015 Ford F-150 grabs best fuel economy of all gas-powered full-size trucks thanks to 2.7L EcoBoost V6, lighter aluminum body

Ever since Ford’s unveiling of the 2015 F-150, the truck’s aluminum body and the addition of a 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 to the available power options have had us all eagerly awaiting just what type of fuel economy this new truck would get. That aluminum body shaves 732 pounds off the F-150’s previous weight and the […]

November 25, 2014

Pickups

Ram 1500 Wins Motor Trend’s 2015 1/2-Ton Shootout

Editors of Motor Trend pick the Ram 1500 winner over Silverado 1500 and F-150 Three 2015 crew cab pickups-the Ram 1500, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Ford F-150-were recently put through a broad array of testing designed to evaluate the core uses of a truck owner by the editors of Motor Trend during their annual 1/2-ton shootout. […]

November 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: 9 tricked-out 2015 F-150 concepts Ford created with SEMA builders including a 600-hp wolf beast

[imagebrowser id=150] Beyond getting an in-person glimpse at the stock 2015 F-150 (which is pretty cool in it’s own right), one of the coolest aspects of Ford’s presence at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show show in Las Vegas earlier this month was its group of custom F-150s. Ford collaborated with several custom truck designers and […]

November 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

Inside Ford’s redesigned truck plant to see how the 2015 F-150 is made

With the first 2015 F-150s rolling off the assembly line, Ford has invited everyone to take a look inside its completely retooled Dearborn truck plant to see how the aluminum-bodied pickup is manufactured. In the video below, you can see just how thorough that plant retooling was and you get a great look at how […]

November 11, 2014

Construction Equipment

You can order a sleek, MPG-boosting tonneau cover for your 2015 F-150 while you wait for the truck to get here

Even though the 2015 F-150 hasn’t hit dealership lots yet, truck cap and tonneau cover maker A.R.E. has already made its aerodynamic, custom-fitted LSII Series fiberglass tonneau cover available for the highly anticipated pickup. A.R.E.’s LSII Series is designed to be a lightweight and durable worktop for the new F-150, contributing even more gas mileage […]

October 27, 2014

Pickups

Aluminum Manufacturer Spends $100M On New Plant To Meet Vehicle Production Needs

Novelis’ China Facility To Make Heat-Treated Sheet Aluminum Used In New Pickups Such As The 2015 F-150 Novelis, the global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today officially opened China’s first plant dedicated to the production of heat-treated aluminum automotive sheet that’s used in the 2015 F-150s and next-generation Super Duties among other U.S. vehicles. Demand for aluminum is […]

October 23, 2014

Pickups

Ford letting consumers test new F-150 next month

This month, the first of 10,000 dealer sales consultants began test driving Ford’s 2015 F-150 in 26 cities nationwide.  These early drives are meant to help sales professionals understand the truck’s strengths from the best perspective – the driver’s seat. But they’re not the only ones getting in on the fun.  Consumers also can test […]

September 30, 2014