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Choosing new tires may seem a bit confusing, but it doesn't have to be. At our Matheny Ford service center, we want to equip your vehicle with tires that are perfectly suited to your daily driving requirements. To that end, let's dive into the three different types of tires and their respective uses:

First, let's look at Summer Passenger tires. These tires are great for drivers who will be using their vehicles in warmer climates where they don't expect to encounter any snow or ice. They provide great handling on wet roads. Next, let's look…

Perhaps you've watched your neighbors in their SUV and given thought to check out some of those vehicles at a local dealership. If you're looking to switch into a different market segment, then now is actually a great time for you to browse around your dealership and test drive some of the latest SUV models. Our team at Matheny Ford is focused on being your local resource for crossover or SUV success!

• More Cargo Space - Maybe you were elected to chauffeur the neighborhood kids around to baseball games or soccer practice. The larger capacity is definitely required.

Throughout the entire month of September, Ford employee teams from 38 countries around the world gave of their time and energy to such civic-minded activities as providing clean water, feeding the hungry and repairing schools and shelters. In total, thousands of Ford employees used their skills, energy and knowledge to help improve others' lives through the countless improvement projects that were launched in their communities.

Has your new-car search led you to the midsize sedan class? Well, if so, we here at Matheny Ford would be downright delighted to introduce you to ours, the 2017 Fusion.

Why, though?

We'll let AutoGuide.com Managing Editor Jodi Lai tackle that question; check out her review of the Fusion right here:

Arguably our favorite engine across the Fusion lineup, its mid-level turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder is well worth a look.

Available with the SE model -- and standard on the Titanium and Platinum -- this four-cylinder joins with a six-speed automatic transmission to generate a hearty 240 ...

Most people probably wouldn't look to a truck if they wanted a vehicle with a fuel-efficient engine. That's not to say however, that trucks haven't been making strides to reduce their gas guzzling tendencies.

The 2018 Ford F-150 will have engine options, for instance, that offer significant improvements over the fuel efficiency of the 2017 model. The naturally aspirated 3.3-liter V6, for instance, will hit 19/25/22 MPG. That's a full one MPG higher in all categories than the 3.5-liter engine it's replacing from the 2017 F-150.

Celebrating a century of innovation. #FordTrucks pic.twitter.com/GYq3qaCmHM

— Ford Trucks (@FordTrucks) July 27, 2017

Forty years ago, in 1977, the Ford F-150 became the best-selling truck in America, and it has been ever since. But let's go even further back than that.

The success of the F-Series in the disco-age was built upon decades of truck-building experiencing going back to the age of ragtime, jazz, and vaudeville.

Ford's very first truck, the Model TT, rolled off the line 100 years ago this week on July 27, 1917.

By the time Betty Boop was boop-boop-a-dooping in the…