Last month, Ford announced that it would begin producing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine (H2ICE) vehicles. Today was the day that production began on the dedicated hydrogen internal combustion engine at its Engine Manufacturing Development Operations in Dearborn Heights, MI. The supercharged 6.8L V10 engine will will be used in the […]

Another fleet of 2008 Ford Super Dutys was caught on camera during hot weather testing. This time in less camouflage than the pictures we saw a few weeks ago.
The next-generation Super Duty sports a new front end featuring a taller, more squared off grille with larger side “nostrils”, stacked headlights, a flatter hood with a […]

Ford Motor Company has announced that it will begin producing the world’s first fleet of commercial hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine (H2ICE) vehicles this month. Production will start with eight E-450 shuttle busses destined for tourist destinations in Florida.
The potential benefits of hydrogen are huge, including decreased dependence on foreign oil and reduced emissions. But there […]

To keep excitement up before Ford’s new 2008 Super Duty trucks are launched, the company announced it would be dressing up the 2007 F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks with two additional trim levels — Lariat Outlaw and Highline. The two new packages bring high style to the Super Duty line-up and will be available […]

Ford unveiled its sporty new entry into the commercial vehicle market, the Fiesta SportVan, at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, England. The Fiesta SportVan is targeted at those dual-use customers who require a van for both business and domestic purpose, combining the styling of a sport compact with cargo carrying functionality.
The Fiesta SportVan is […]

Ford’s Econoline (E-Series) full-size van has consistently been a big seller for the company, despite redesigns that have been few and far between. Ford moved 179,543 Econolines last year, which was its best year since 2000. The Econoline is easily the most popular van in North America. In comparison, Chevy only sold 127,585 vans in […]

First Toyota introduces the all-new Tundra. Now Nissan says, it will begin building commercial models of the Titan truck to compete with the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and Ford F-250 trucks. Debuting as a 2009 model, the commercial Titan will be based on the reengineered truck chassis Nissan is developing for its full-size […]

The Associated Press is reporting that AB Volvo (not the Ford division but the Swedish truck company) is scheduled to launch a hybrid engine for commercial trucks in 2009. The new hybrid engine is expected to increase fuel economy by 35% and cut emissions and noise.
Like many passenger vehicle hybrid engines, the engine will be […]

Dodge has not produced a Ram chassis cab for the last five years, but it’s back as Dodge expands with the introduction of the all-new 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab.
The new commercial Ram is aimed at the Class 3 segment. Dodge has designed this Ram to be upfit-friendly by spacing the frame rails […]

Ford of Europe has debuted the new Transit van in Europe. The Transit is the most successful commercial vehicle in Europe, with over 5,000,000 units sold in 40 years, the redesign was not something Ford of Europe could take lightly. Ford has endowed the new Transit improvements in nearly every area.
The new Transit comes with […]