Louisville-Built Ford Super Duty Named Top Heavy Duty Pickup in AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction

May 19, 2011 - PRLog -- LOUISVILLE, KY, May 20, 2011 – Today AutoPacific named the Ford Super Duty “Top Heavy Duty Pickup” in its 15th annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA).  The awards are aimed to help consumers make informed vehicle purchase decisions and this year the Louisville-built Super Duty is just one of the seven Ford vehicles named.

"We are so pleased to have been honored with this award," said Jeff Wood, director of Manufacturing, Assembly Operations Ford Motor Company.  "This is an honor for all of our employees who work so hard everyday at our Kentucky Truck Plant to build the F-Series Super Duty and highlights Ford's commitment to excellence."  

The Vehicle Satisfaction Award from AutoPacific is an industry benchmark for measuring how satisfied an owner is with his or her new vehicle.  Winners are based on a study by the Southern California-based automotive research firm that summarizes results from more than 68,000 new vehicle owners.

“Proof of satisfied customers is as good as gold,” says George Peterson, president of AutoPacific. “We’ve found that more than one-third of new car buyers are positively influenced by objective awards based on owner ratings when deciding on a new car or truck.”

AutoPacific awards are based on performance in 48 separate categories that objectively measure the ownership experience.

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Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 166,000 employees and about 70 plants worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com.