Those waiting to do a spot of stump-pulling with Ford's revamped 2007 Super Duty pickups will have to hold their horses a little longer. The fortified F-Series trucks won't hit dealers until January, despite internal plans to release it in the fourth quarter of 2006. As a result, the Blue Oval's profit-rich big boys likely won't reach the market ahead of rival General Motors' revamped heavy-duty variants of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the delay has something to do with quality measures on its new diesels, among other issues.
Regardless of the reason for the holdup, analysts are predicting that the push-back will likely hurt Ford's earnings for 2006.
[Sources: Detroit Free Press; Inside Line]
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