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September is an Important Month for Ford


September is a very important month for Ford, as it marks the Ford Global Caring Month. Throughout the month, Ford employees volunteer their time in order to help others. This is no small matter, as the over the course of the month, employees complete over 325 projects across the globe. In fact, throughout the month, Ford volunteers will complete projects in 38 different countries on six continents.

The goal of Ford Global Caring Month is to make people’s lives better. In order to do this, there has to be some investment. The Ford Fund is donating $700,000 to…

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Ford F-150 Raptor Inspired From the F-22 Fighter Jet Fetches $300,000

An F-150 Raptor truck from Ford which was inspired by the F-22 Raptor jet from Lockheed Martin was sold for $300,000 at the recent EAA AirVenture auction.



100 years


Ford is currently celebrating one-hundred years of pickup trucks, and this may just be the reason why they decided to use the F-150 Raptor as the canvas for building an aircraft-inspired vehicle for the AirVenture event. You shouldn't get attached to this unique raptor though, since someone has already bought it!


Each year, Ford comes to the AirVenture event by the Experimental Aircraft Association and auctions off a vehicle…

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Ford Debuts Police Pursuit Class F-150

 

Ford has debuted its all new pursuit capable police vehicle, and it’s not a sedan. The newest addition to Ford’s pursuit class police vehicle fleet is the 2018 Ford F-150 Responder.

The truck came into production after input by numerous law enforcement departments and agencies convinced Ford to produce an off-road capable pursuit vehicle. There had been police trucks in production before, but this will be the first one that is capable of high-speed pursuit.

This truck is big and here to stay. It was slightly modified for the field, but the truck was already a great vehicle…

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Ford Constructs Jet-Themed F-150




In a tribute to its name, the Ford F-150 Raptor will take to the skies at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The truck’s design concept is based on the legendary F-22 fighter jet.

The construction of the truck comes as a continuation of Ford’s practice of donating a custom-modified vehicle to the air show. The vehicles always come designed with aviation in mind. This typically comes in the form of a Mustang, but the F-22 Ford F-150 Raptor is sure to serve as an excellent alteration from the norm.

In addition to its new looks, the F-150…

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Ford Replaces CEO Mark Fields

  

In a move that shocked many, Ford Motor Co. has replaced CEO Mark Fields with James Hackett. Fields had served as CEO of the company for three years before he was relieved of his position at the end of May.

The firing of Fields stems from misgivings of the Ford Motor Co. board of directors and chairman. The company had not been performing well under Fields’ leadership. In fact, stocks have dropped by almost 40…

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