LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Ford Motor Co. spent big bucks redoing the 2006 Ford Explorer, but officials say the vehicle probably never will be the cash cow it once was because of the crowded market and its ...

Ford’s marketing staff expresses so much enthusiasm for the 2006 Explorer that its collective voice sounds like a carnival barker, even if it’s delivering a fairly convincing pitch. More, more, more!

Even the top-seller in the segment needs to change once in a while to remain in that lofty position. That’s why, for 2006, Ford performed surgery on its midsize Explorer sport-utility, the No. 1 ...