Ford aims to reinvent Explorer, recapture sales

Ford Motor Co is counting on a leaner and greener makeover of its Explorer to find new buyers for a once hot-selling sport utility vehicle that powered the automaker's profits a decade ago.

Obama's Auto Plan: Pay $1,300 Up Front, Get $2,800 Back From Your Vehicle

President Obama has upped emission standards and miles-per-gallon standards so that domestic cars will have to average a minimum of 30 MPGs by 2016. According to the numbers by the White House, a vehicle would cost the average consumer about $1,300 extra when they buy it.

Sizing up the Dodge Ram and Ford F-150

In recent years, competition among pickup truck makers has led to a macho competition to prove which company has the biggest, most impressive, er, badge.

The Upside of the Downturn

I know this might be a bit of a stretch, but I'm trying to find any silver linings I can in the current economic climate. My neighbors each pick-up truck drivers, just bought 2 new trucks to repalce their current ones because of the deals they got.

Dallas man says HOA won't let him park pickup on driveway

If there's one thing Texans are serious about, it's pickups. But a Frisco man says his truck is being targeted simply because his homeowners association doesn't think it's classy enough.