Ford’s Big Trucks Hauling in Big Sales: New 2016 F-650 and F-750 Trucks Have Best Year-to-Date Since 1997
September 19 2016 - 12:05PM
Business Wire
- Ford, the only full-line automaker
offering vehicles in Classes 1-7, sold more F-650 and F-750
medium-duty trucks in the first eight months of 2016 than all year
in 2015
- Year-to-date sales of F-650 and F-750
trucks are up 59 percent versus 2015 and at the highest level since
1997
- All-new F-650 and F-750 trucks are
available with the buyer’s choice of Ford-built segment-exclusive
gasoline engine or diesel engine
Ford, America’s truck leader, has outfitted hard-working fleets
with more F-650 and F-750 trucks in the first eight months of 2016
than all year in 2015.
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Sales of Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks are
up 59 percent year-over-year through August 2016 – the best
year-to-date sales total for Ford’s largest trucks since August
1997. A new dedicated tractor model is attracting growing interest
from beverage fleets. (Photo: Business Wire)
Sales of the all-new medium-duty Ford trucks are up 59 percent
year-over-year through August, with 10,160 sold. That’s the best
year-to-date sales total for Ford’s largest trucks since August
1997.
The sales growth has come quickly: The redesigned F-650 and
F-750 trucks rolled off the line at Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant near
Cleveland for the first time in August 2015. Ford shifted
production to Ohio from Mexico in 2015 and invested $168 million in
the Ohio plant.
The F-650 and F-750 line-up includes Regular Cab, SuperCab and
Crew Cab body styles, as well as straight-frame, kick-up frame Pro
Loader and a new dedicated tractor model for heavy towing
applications.
“We’re seeing growing interest in the new tractor from beverage
and hauling fleets,” says Kevin Koester, Ford medium-duty truck and
Super Duty fleet marketing manager. “Giving our customers the
choice of two exclusive powertrains, available across all body
styles and designed specifically for the unique needs of the
vocational truck market, has really helped drive sales of our new
trucks.”
Ford remains the only automaker to offer a gasoline-powered
engine in the medium-duty truck segment. The 6.8-liter V10 with 320
horsepower and 460 lb.-ft. of torque is available for both F-650
and F-750 models with the heavy-duty, Ford-built TorqShift HD
six-speed automatic transmission. The 6.8-liter engine can be
factory-prepped for converting to compressed natural gas or liquid
propane gas as cost-effective alternatives to gasoline.
Ford is the only medium-duty truck manufacturer that designs and
builds its own diesel engine and transmission combination –
ensuring the powertrain will work seamlessly with all chassis
components and vehicle calibrations, and providing customers with
streamlined service. The Ford 6.7-liter Power Stroke® V8 turbo
diesel engine delivers best-in-class standard 270 horsepower and
675 lb.-ft. of torque, plus available engine outputs of 300
horsepower with 700 lb.-ft. of torque and 330 horsepower with 725
lb.-ft. of torque. It is backed by an unsurpassed
five-year/250,000-mile warranty.
“Towing and rental customers have embraced the gas engine, and
others are looking at this powertrain for more severe service
applications,” Koester says. “Our diesel customers are praising the
quietness of the 6.7-liter Power Stroke® diesel engine. Not only is
it up to 45 percent quieter in the cabin at idle than the outgoing
model, it’s so quiet that customers have told us that there have
been times when they’ve approached the truck in front of the grille
and didn’t even realize it was running.”
Another feature resonating with customers, Koester says, is the
TorqShift HD’s available Live-Drive Power Takeoff Provision. The
diesel engine can crank out 300 lb.-ft. of stationary torque and
200 lb.-ft. in mobile mode, giving customers the power they need to
operate a wide range of equipment on the job site. Diesel models
can accommodate split-shaft PTO applications, as well. New for 2017
is the addition of mobile mode on the 6.8-liter V10 engine.
Toughest, great value and work-ready Ford medium-duty trucks
ever
Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks provide the ideal combination of
value, capability and upfit readiness in the medium-duty truck
segment.
These attributes underscore F-650 and F-750’s position as the
future of medium-duty trucks:
- Toughest:
Fully designed and developed by Ford truck engineers in Dearborn,
Michigan; robot-tested on taxing durability courses too demanding
for human drivers; 500,000-plus miles of harsh dynamometer engine
testing at extreme power levels and temperatures
- Work-ready: New upfit-friendly chassis developed
in cooperation with leading industry body makers; clean chassis
capable of accommodating vocational bodies with little to no
modification saves time and expense
- Great
value: Choice of segment-exclusive 6.8-liter V10 gas engine
or 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel – both backed by Ford’s
heavy-duty TorqShift HD six-speed automatic transmission enhanced
for medium-duty use with great power, performance and efficiency;
supported by a national network of Ford service centers to minimize
downtime
More information about the 2017 Ford F-650/F-750 lineup can be
found here.
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plants worldwide, the company’s core business includes designing,
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business model, Ford is aggressively pursuing emerging
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