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It’s been five years since a vehicle built by a domestic automaker topped the Cars.com list of “Most American” vehicles, but Ford Motor Co.’s F-150 pickup climbed past Toyota Motor Corp.’s Camry for this year’s title.

Built at plants in Dearborn and Claycomo, Mo., the 2013 Ford F-150 — part of the F-Series lineup of trucks that have outsold every other nameplate in the U.S. the past 31 years — surpassed the Camry midsize car, which had claimed the title of “Most American” vehicle from 2009 through 2012.

Jim Farley, Ford’s evp of global marketing, sales and service, thinks it’s time to sell the most technologically advanced cars as products for the Everyman, much like Target offers high-concept design for the masses. Consumers, especially younger ones, will soon expect smart, fuel-efficient features in all models, and Farley thinks Ford, which has instituted the tagline “Go Further” in its marketing campaigns, can own that brand position. The progress is promising. The 2014 Ford Fiesta may be the most fuel-efficient, nonhybrid vehicle in North America. Still, the automaker’s brand vision of affordable green cars for everybody has not yet been realized. Farley talked with Adweek about the evolution of the enduring consumer brand.

Ford Motor Co. (F)’s F-150 pickup, pacing the biggest gain in U.S. market share among automakers this year, topped a consumer website’s list of most-American made models, replacing Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) (7203)’s Camry sedan.

The F-150 snapped a four-year streak for the Camry and earned the No. 1 spot in Cars.com’s 2013 American-Made index, the website said today in an e-mailed statement. The index ranks model lines based on their sales and whether car or truck parts and completed vehicles are built in the U.S.

MILFORD, Mich. – A nearly 37,000-square-foot facility at General Motors’ Milford Proving Ground is now certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The facility, known as the proving ground’s administration building, is GM’s first brownfield site to earn the designation.

The project involved nearly a complete demolition of the existing facility, focusing on LEED sustainable design and construction guidelines as well as strict GM green construction protocol.

General Motors Co. said Monday that its 2014 Cadillac XTS large sedan will be available with an optional twin turbo, 3.6-liter V-6 engine that will churn out 410 horsepower and 369 foot-pounds of torque.

DEARBORN, Mich., June 24, 2013 – Bucking longstanding trends, Philadelphians are going greener than all other major cities based on sales of the new Escape and Explorer equipped with Ford’s advanced, fuel-saving EcoBoost engine.

San Francisco residents live up to their reputation as tech-savvy people by geeking out to MyFord Touch – Ford’s award-winning connectivity system – more than any other U.S. city. The rain in Seattle may be getting to the people who inhabit that city, as they opt for features that can help them drive more mindfully.

June 23, 2013 , Epping, N.H. -
Allen Johnson drove the Mopar Express Lane Dodge Avenger to the winner’s circle and a third national title this season after two key holeshot wins in the eliminations rounds of the Inaugural Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals giving him sole possession of second place in the Pro Stock championship points standings.

In order to advance to his fifth final round eliminations appearance of the year, Johnson defeated points leader Mike Edwards in the semifinals on a holeshot with a 0.0270-second reaction time. The defending Pro Stock World Champion posted another outstanding 0.025 second reaction time against Shane Gray to earn another exciting hotshot win and his 19th career “Wally” with an elapsed time of 6.642 seconds (205.38 mph) to his opponent’s 6.633 second (210.34 mph) pass. 

"Under the Pentastar” is a weekly recap of some of the major stories at Chrysler Group LLC. This week's edition includes Chrysler Group and the NHTSA agreeing to resolve the recall request, price and details for the 2014 Fiat 500L are official, the Magneti Marelli plant opens in Pulaski, Tennessee, and the SRT brand releases its first advertisement campaign.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 21, 2013 – Ford Motor Company’s community relations arm, Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund), is providing $10,000 for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women campaign in Lexington. The check was presented during a Lexington Legends baseball game dedicated to the Go Red for Women campaign.