The redesigned 2021 Ford F-150 launched at dealerships last week with a host of upgrades that usher America’s bestselling vehicle into the digital age. An 8.0-inch touchscreen, over-the-air updates, wi-fi hotspot, and a smartphone app that doubles as a key highlight the standard features that will help keep the full-size …
Read More »Going Nowhere, But Keeping My Options Open
Sometime in the fall of 2003, I felt a tightness in my chest, as though the air were thinner, harder to hold in my lungs. I’d just had my second baby and was lucky enough to be taking six months of maternity leave. I’d made the most of my summer, …
Read More »Expanded auto repair financing options gain traction
Recent research by Cox Automotive’s Xtime found that 63 percent of customers are unable to pay for a $ 500 auto repair out of pocket, and that 29 percent of primary service recommendations and 71 percent of additional work go unsold because of customers’ lack of funds. There have long …
Read More »Ford Credit wants to give customers options
Jim Drotman, executive vice president for Ford Motor Credit Co.’s U.S. and Canadian operations, knows that Ford Credit is a significant profit generator for the automaker. He doesn’t see that changing in the new decade. He told Staff Reporter Jackie Charniga about the captive’s performance tailwinds, focus on customer experience …
Read More »Understanding your auto finance options
Find a loan that runs as sweetly as your new car There are plenty of car loan options out there, and many of them may be suited to you. Knowing where to look, however, is the starting point that makes it much more likely you’ll end up with the right …
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