Ford F-150 named best-selling vehicle in Texas
Jane King reports on what is the most popular vehicle in Texas, and Hilton says it will hire thousands more veterans.
Ford F-150 – Best Selling in Texas
The Ford F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in Texas. You can look cheap car insurance in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas.
Kelley Blue Book figures display that Ford models were popular in many states. In fact, the Ford F-150 pickup truck was the best-selling vehicle in twenty two states, and is the best-selling vehicle in the United States.
The F-150’s aluminum assets and turbocharged EcoBoost V6 engines are unique in the full-size class, and the weight savings afforded by the aluminum assets result in greater payload and improved fuel economy, as well as help the F-150 achieve best-in-class towing.
Sales of Ford’s Ford F-Series pickups enhanced about 5% in 2016, and the automaker’s line of pickups has now been America’s best-selling truck for forty consecutive years and America’s best-selling vehicle for thirty five years.
For the upcoming model, Ford is equipping the next-year model for its signature truck line with radar and cameras to slow or stop a vehicle before it has a chance to collide with a pedestrian or another vehicle. Adaptive cruise control can keep the adequate distance even in traffic that grinds to a standstill. A Wi-Fi hotspot is also available to help motorists to stay connected online.
- Pickup Truck Best Buy – two thousand seventeen Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards*
- Best Full-Size Pickup – Car and Driver two thousand seventeen 10Best Awards
- Best Full-Size Truck – U.S. News two thousand seventeen Best Cars for the Money Awards**
- Best Truck Brand – U.S. News two thousand seventeen Best Vehicle Brand Awards**
- Best Truck of the Year – Autobytel.com two thousand seventeen Buyer’s Choice Awards
- Most Wished Large Truck – two thousand seventeen Edmunds Most Desired Awards
- *For more information, visit Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com. Kelley Blue Book is a registered trademark of Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc.
- **View U.S. News Best Cars at cars.usnews.com
Hilton to hire more veterans
Hilton plans to hired 20K veterans by 2020. The plan includes spouses, dependents and caregivers.
Hilton recently finished a plan it launched in two thousand thirteen to hire 10K veterans.
It hired the most veterans in Florida, Texas and California, which all have large veteran populations, as well as Nevada, South Carolina and Hawaii.
The unemployment rate for vets who have been on active duty since September 2001, a group known as Gulf War-era II, was 5%, while the rate for the overall population stands at Four.5%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The company also said it will proceed its honors points donation program, which has already provided 1,700 free hotel stays to 1,100 veterans. More than 300,000 people work for Hilton, which is based in McLean, Virginia.
Many other companies have focused on hiring veterans as they come home from war.
Bank of America’s Gender Pay Gap
Bank of America says it will bring in an independent compensation specialist to investigate its gender pay gap.
Critics say the bank has known about the gap in pay for about ten years. A request to disclose more information about pay for guys and women was voted down at the shareholders meeting.
Wall Street reacts to fresh tax reform plan
Stocks turned lower as Wall Street digested the president’s tax reform plan.
Even with the losses, the Dow is about one percent away from its all-time high of 21,169.
The NASDAQ notched another all-time high before closing lower.
Amazon unveils fresh Echo Look
Amazon’s newest product wants to judge your clothing.
Amazon introduced a fresh product: The $200 Echo Look. And it will critique your style choices.
Echo Look serves as a hands-free, voice-activated camera that can take full-length photos and brief movies, then it uses algorithms and advice from style specialists to help critique and pick out garments.
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