Ford Motor Co. appears to be working on an answer to one of its rival's key selling points in the ongoing truck wars. The automaker recently filed patents for a multifunction tailgate with a door, ...

The first function is the simplest to understand: using the tailgate for full and open access to the truck's load box. In this mode, it operates as a traditional pickup tailgate, hinged at the bottom ...

From the ranches of Montana to the streets of New York, pickup trucks have been a favorite for the average American to drive. Engines evolved, designs changed, and trucks got more expensive, but one ...

How much innovation can you pack into the tailgate of a pickup truck? The American auto industry is endeavoring to find out. First, GMC rocked the tailgate world in 2018, giving the Sierra pickup a ...