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Q&A: Ford's futurist looks far ahead

Sheryl Connelly is the rare auto industry expert who has almost nothing to do with cars. As Ford Motor Co.'s manager of global trends and future, her role isn't to look at the industry but outside it, to determine what factors will influence cars ...

Drivers with empty pockets turn to tire rentals

When the tires on their Dodge Caravan had worn so thin that the steel belts were showing through, Don and Florence Cherry couldn't afford to buy a new set.

So they decided to rent instead.

The Rich Square, N.C., couple last September agreed to ...

Ford revamps F-150 for sales battle

Ford Motor Co. figures that Atlas -- a titan standing for strength and endurance -- is just the right code name for the effort to create the next-generation F-150, the country's best-selling pickup truck.

The Atlas, a concept vehicle showing off ...

Consumer Confidential: Hands-free is not risk-free

It's always amazing that we need academic studies to state the obvious, such as the one in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology a few years ago finding that people are happier during weekends.

No less amazing, though, is the knee-jerk ...