Ford, GM, Ram earn top titles for fleet, consumer pickups from Vincentric

Amanda Bayhi - May 13, 2013

Vincentric gives Best Value awards to automakers annually in both the fleet and consumer markets. This year, Ford, GM and Ram took the top titles among truck brands, according to our sister site, Equipment World. Ford earned the Best Value truck ...

Toyota forms PAC

John Latta - Mar 11, 2013

Toyota's North American subsidiary has formed a political action committee. The Center For Public Integrity reports that the Japanese automaker is adding another influence vehicle to its already sizable government outreach operation. The PAC may raise up to $5,000 per year from eligible company ...

Ford to bring full-size Transit van to North America

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 06, 2012

At a highly optimistic press conference at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this week, Ford announced positive outlook for both its own company health and 2012 sales prospects, as well as internal findings indicating a strong economic recovery ...

Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus

Better Roads Staff - Jun 03, 2011

What I Didn’t Learn from a Mustang, Corvette and a Mini Cooper S By Kirk Landers America was just emerging from the oil-embargo recessions of the ‘70s when Ford ended a long, miserable period of automobile engineering by introducing several stunning new ...

Ford donates $50,000 to Feeding America to aid in disaster relief

Katie Wood - May 12, 2011

Feeding America announced today that Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, has donated $50,000 to support its disaster relief efforts in the southern states hit by recent tornadoes and floods. Feeding America aids disaster relief ...