CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the
premier online resource for buying and selling new and used
vehicles, and PickupTrucks.com, an authoritative site for pickup
truck news and reviews, announced today that the Ford F-150 has
been named the 2011 "Truck of the Fair" at the State Fair of
Texas. During the three week fair,
attendees were given the power to be the critics and vote for their
favorite truck on display by using their cell phones and mobile
devices to vote by text message.
"Texans are truck people—one out of every six pickups in the
nation is being driven in Texas,"
said Mark Williams, PickupTrucks.com
editor. "So when the Ford F-150 is declared Truck of the Fair, you
know it is coming from a trusted group of passionate pickup truck
owners."
There were dozens of pickups on display eligible for voting, but
three trucks remained on top for the entirety of the Fair. The
Chevy Silverado 1500, Ford F-150 and Nissan Titan remained
neck-and-neck, but in the end the F-150 was clearly the favorite.
This is Ford's third "Truck of the Fair" win and second for the
F-150. Last year, the F-350 Lariat was the fan favorite.
ABOUT CARS.COM AND PICKUPTRUCKS.COM
Cars.com was recently named the "Best Overall Customer
Experience" by Keynote Systems, the leader in Internet and mobile
cloud marketing. Cars.com is an online destination for car shoppers
that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers
formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay
for a car. PickupTrucks.com, part of the Cars.com brand, is
dedicated to the distinct needs of pickup truck buyers and owners.
Both sites offer thousands of new and used vehicle listings,
consumer reviews, side-by-side comparison tools, photo galleries,
videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools. Cars.com
and PickupTrucks.com put millions of car buyers in control of their
shopping process with the information they needs to make confident
buying decisions.
Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is
a division of Classified Ventures, LLC, which is owned by leading
media companies, including Belo (NYSE: BLC), Gannett Co., Inc.
(NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and
The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com