It has been a tough market this year for pickups, leading both Dodge and Ford to fine-tune the product strategies for their redesigned trucks. Ford had delayed the F-150 launch to ensure it could make a few adjustments, and now the countdown is on for new version of the best-selling passenger vehicle...

Ford has added a new contender to its ever-expanding family of crossovers, which already includes the recently renamed Taurus X (formerly Freestyle) and the new-for-’07 Ford Edge . Set to go on sale this summer, the full-size Flex lives up to its name for its completely customizable nature. Low-slung...