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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
Automakers say 75% of new pickups will be made of aluminum by 2025
By 2025, more than 75 percent of all new pickup trucks produced in North America will be aluminum-bodied, according to a recent survey of automakers. The study, conducted by Ducker Worldwide, confirms a major breakthrough for automotive aluminum into high-volume vehicles. Earlier this year, Ford revealed the 2015 F-150, the first pickup to feature an […]
June 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford reveals 10 torture tests for 2015 F-150 including shrapnel, acid bath, frame twisting (GIFs, VIDEO)
When the 2015 F-150 was announced in January a lot of people wondered just how durable a pickup with an aluminum body could be. Wonder no more. Today, Ford let us in on their torture-testing process for the 2015 F-150 with video of all 10 steps. Some of these steps are so grueling that just […]
April 9, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford’s 2015 F-150 has triggered a “stampede” on aluminum among competing automakers
The weight-shaving and redesigned aluminum body on the new 2015 Ford F-150 turned more than the heads of customers and truck lovers. It also got the attention of competing automakers. So much so, that the Detroit News reports that the new F-150 has “triggered a stampede among automakers” who are “scrambling to ink deals with aluminum […]
February 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford’s new 3D printer can make car parts from sheet metal in just a few hours
By this point, everyone’s pretty familiar with 3D printing technology. It can be really useful for prototyping and designing new things, but also for restoring older things such as an automobile that needs a part that is no longer being made. Ford wanted to take advantage of that type of technology in its prototyping process […]
July 18, 2013
Construction Equipment
Diesel-powered Volkswagen Passat sets world record for fuel economy on tour of 48 states
Add another feather in the cap of diesel engines. Volkswagen’s diesel-powered Passat TDI recently went on a road trip of all 48 contiguous U.S. states, covering 8,122 miles of road. The kicker: the Passat only needed 105 gallons of fuel to do it. For those of you without a calculator handy that means the Passat achieved […]
June 25, 2013
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Fuel economy tops list of reasons why a third of Americans are considering diesel vehicles
Seeing the surging interest in diesel-powered vehicles here in the U.S. as of late, the National Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing decided to do a survey to find out the reasons why. Citing the findings of the survey, Consumer Reports writes that 31 percent of the respondents said they are likely to consider a […]
June 13, 2013
Construction Equipment
GM offers free 2-year/24k-mile maintenance with 2014 Chevy, GMC and Buick models
General Motors has announced that it will begin offering free maintenance to customers who purchase or lease new 2014 Chevrolet, GMC or Buick trucks, cars and crossovers. The complimentary maintenance plan will cover scheduled services for two years or 24,000 miles. Most 2014 vehicles will receive an oil and filter, change four-wheel tire rotation and […]
June 10, 2013
Construction Equipment
Full-size pickup sales up 25% annually thanks to home construction, energy sector
Automakers saw sales of full-size pickups soar 24.7 percent in the last year, thanks to recent increased demand from those in the construction and energy sectors, reports the Detroit News. In all, automakers sold 1,444,626 cars and trucks here in the U.S. last month. For comparison, car and SUV sales were only up 5.7 percent compared […]
June 5, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ford, GM will co-develop nine- and 10-speed transmissions
Ford and General Motors have announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to work together in the development of nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions. The new transmissions will be built in both front- and rear-wheel-drive variants for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks. The end goal is unsurprising: to improve performance and fuel economy. As […]
April 16, 2013
Equipment
Is 2013 the “Year of the Diesel”?
In its latest issue, Popular Mechanics makes a fairly bold prediction: 2013 will go down as the “Year of the Diesel.” There’s great precedent behind this stance, however. Diesel has definitely generated quite a bit of buzz this year. Chrysler announced it would offer the first modern half-ton pickup with a diesel in the Ram […]
March 28, 2013
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