by Mike Levine | Aug 12, 2011
Chrysler’s Ram Truck brand will partner with Walmart this fall to promote its pickup trucks. Details are still forthcoming, but the partnership will “recognize the alignment between truck buyers, the hunting/fishing lifestyle and Walmart. We are working on...
by Mike Levine | Jun 6, 2011
Oil and water don’t mix, and neither do gasoline and diesel fuels. Not until now, anyway. But that old rule could soon go out the door. Chrysler and the U.S. Department of Energy are developing a radical engine design that burns a combination of gasoline and diesel...
by Mike Levine | Jun 1, 2011
Chrysler and the U.S. Department of Energy have delivered the first 10 Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric pickup trucks to Yuma, Ariz. for testing in the region’s extreme summer climate. Fittingly, they’ll also be used to put the heat on criminals. Eight of...
by Mike Levine | May 23, 2011
Cummins is developing a high-efficiency inline-four-cylinder diesel engine with money from the U.S. Department of Energy and in partnership with Nissan for demonstration in the Titan light-duty pickup truck. The project, announced at the DOE’s 2011 Merit Review in...
by Mike Levine | Mar 21, 2011
GM takes the covers off the Chevrolet Colorado Show Truck at the Bangkok International Auto Show in Thailand, and the rugged concept previews the next-generation Colorado midsize pickup that officially goes on sale in Thailand later this year — and eventually...
by Mike Levine | Feb 9, 2011
A simmering dispute between U.S. automaker Ford and Italy’s Ferrari has bubbled into public view and could soon land the two makers in court. Ford plans to seek an injunction, this week against Ferrari over the use of the F150 name for the Italian maker’s latest...
by Mike Levine | Jan 13, 2011
Could GMC add a halo off-road truck to its full-size pickup lineup? The diesel-powered GMC Sierra All Terrain Heavy Duty Concept — which made its debut, this week, at the 2011 Detroit auto show — points to how the “professional grade” brand thinks it might deliver a...
by Mike Levine | Dec 16, 2010
Could GMC add a halo off-road truck to its full-size pickup lineup? The diesel-powered GMC Sierra All Terrain Heavy Duty Concept — which will debut next month at the 2011 Detroit auto show — points to how the “professional grade” brand thinks it might deliver a...
by Mike Levine | Nov 10, 2010
To accommodate plans for a Dodge Dakota replacement under the new Ram truck brand, Chrysler is said to be considering a name change for its pickups, two sources have told our columnist, Mike Levine, who also serves as editor of PickupTrucks.com. The current Ram truck...
by Mike Levine | Sep 20, 2010
Ford is rolling out an all-new Ranger but if you want one in the U.S. or Canada, you’re out of luck. “There are no plans for that at this time,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president of global product development. The redesigned Ranger,...
by Mike Levine | Sep 9, 2010
With its planned American debut still indefinitely delayed, Indian automaker Mahindra is taking unfair advantage of an escape clause in its contract with U.S. distributor Global Vehicles USA to terminate their relationship, GV USA CEO John Perez claims. Perez says...
by Mike Levine | Sep 2, 2010
It was once among the most popular trucks in America, but two recent events suggest the Ford Ranger will soon go away – or will it? Despite the offer of significant new incentives from the State of Minnesota to keep open the current U.S. Ranger plant, Ford says the...
