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1. Ford F-Series

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The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in America since the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock, and it follows the same formula as the GM and RAM trucks. Build ‘em cheap, pile ‘em high and market a million different versions at increasingly expensive price points. Ford is noted for offering some innovative features, among them a twin-turbo V6 that’s proven wildly successful. But the basic platform is depression-era technology and the investment has been paid off long ago.And you know what? It’s a great truck.

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  • Rob

    so basically all full-size trucks?
    I would have to think that as gas prices rises, these will become less profitable.

    is the profit driven by volume? or just by mark-up?

  • http://autoguide.com Derek Kreindler

    It’s a mix of both. In some cases its volume, in other cases (premium cars) it’s markup. Others, like the BMWs, split the difference between those factors.

    The pickups are sensitive to economic factors, as we saw 2008…