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Ford Wins Vincentric Best Value Award for Truck Brand

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How well do Ford trucks retail their value?

For pretty much everyone, buying a vehicle is a significant investment. Finding a car or truck that retains a significant portion of its value for years after it is purchased can help maximize this investment. With all of this in mind, how well do Ford trucks retain their value? Pretty well. Ford was recently named Best Value Truck Brand in America by Vincentric, a great acknowledgement of the kind of investment Ford vehicles can be. Read the rest of this entry >>

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Towing Over Serious Hills? The Ford Super Duty Can Handle That

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There’s never a mountain around when you want one. Which, how often do folks doing serious towing and hauling want there to be mountains and hills? Still, thanks to intense Ford testing of all their F-series trucks, folks buying a new Ford F-Series Super Duty can know for sure that their truck can handle some of the steepest inclines in the world. Engineers even needed to develop new technology to simulate extreme hill driving for the 2017 Super Duty. Read the rest of this entry >>

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What Ford Vehicles Have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto?

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If you’re wondering what Ford vehicles have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, you’re not alone. While many car manufactures have been gradually integrating these premium smartphone-to-car connecting apps for quite some time, Ford has only recently begun adding this functionality. But this great company is catching up with a vengeance. Keep reading for the exciting details. Read the rest of this entry >>

TrueCar Retained Value Awards for Ford Vehicles

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Used Ford vehicles Atlanta GA

Depreciated is the scourge of the new car buyer. After all, the second that you drive a vehicle off the lot it loses a huge chunk of its value. Fortunately, we just learned that three Ford vehicles have been recognized by TrueCar as offering the Highest Retained Value after two years. Keep reading to find out which used Ford vehicles offer the greatest value. Read the rest of this entry >>

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Akins Ford Wins the 2015 Ford President’s Award

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Here at Akins Ford, we have based our 50 years of successful business on the simple fact that our customers come first. Without the people of Winder and the surrounding community, we wouldn’t have the dealership that we do. Which makes us even more proud that we have won the 2015 Ford President’s Award for delivering top customer service while offering a wide selection of the best new Ford vehicles. Read the rest of this entry >>

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F-150 Wins Top Honor at Fuel Economy Challenge

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It’s Ford Truck Month here at Akins Ford, and we are psyched about letting you know about the best that our Ford light-duty and Super Duty trucks have to offer. Which is why it is so great that the 2016 Ford F-150 recently won the PickupTrucks.com Texas Truck Showdown Max MPG challenge. Keep reading to learn about the fuel economy of the Ford F-150 and its performance in the Pickuptrucks.com fuel economy challenge. Read the rest of this entry >>

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New Bulletproof Panels on Ford Police Interceptor Sedan and Utility Vehicles

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Keeping our men and women in uniform safe on the job can sometimes mean outfitting them with the latest in computing technology, like on the new Dodge Charger Pursuit, but sometimes it means getting tougher than anything that can be thrown at them. This is why the new bulletproof panels on Ford Police Interceptor sedan and utility vehicles can mean such a big difference for our law enforcement personnel. Read the rest of this entry >>

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The Next Challenge for Autonomous Vehicles? Winter!

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We’ve written before about the advances that Ford has made in making a truly autonomous vehicle. While the testing that Ford autonomous vehicles will be doing on public roads in California later this year will likely not be plagued by ice and snow, that is the next challenge for autonomous vehicle testing :winter weather performance. Keep reading to learn more about Ford autonomous vehicle snow driving advances happening right now. Read the rest of this entry >>