Jeep Commander, Grand Cherokee Recalled Over Ignition Switch Fault
23 Jul 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's not like only GM has hit it low with those millions of vehicles called back over very diverse safety or non-compliance defects. Now Chrysler is recalling almost 800k SUVs over the same pro...
2015 Ram SAE J2807 Towing Capacities Announced
16 Jul 2014, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you didn't know yet, the Society of Automotive Engineers is here to make sure that truck manufacturers rate their pickup lineups correctly for maximum towing capacity. The standardized SAE J...
Dodge Ram 1500 Investigated Over Drivetrain Failure
30 Jun 2014, 18:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - following multiple complaints from frustrated owners, the agency started investigating the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck ove...
Pentastar V6 Still Prone to Cylinder Head Failure
17 Jun 2014, 12:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Chrysler replaced the cylinder heads on 7,500 vehicles equipped with the Pentastar V6 back in 2012, the automaker announced it will extend the warranty coverage on each and every car fitted wi...
Ram Patenting Two-Way Tailgate Design
7 Jun 2014, 12:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pickup fans, rejoice! A handful o patent drawings filed by the Chrysler Group hint that the next-generation Ram truck will utilize a radical two-way split tailgate design. According to the United...
Chrysler Recalls 159 Ram 1500 Trucks Due to Possible Transmission Flaw
28 Apr 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Chrysler Group announced today that an estimated 159 trucks need to be inspected and, if necessary, have their gearboxes replaced by an authorized dealership service as soon as possible. An u...
Ram Heavy Duty Now Available with Black Package
3 Apr 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Great demand for the Ram 1500 Black Express convinced the truck manufacturer to port the visual package to the Heavy Duty model. This is now here to please those who like the menacing looks, but nee...
Ram Beats Chevrolet Silverado Sales in March
2 Apr 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the first time in 15 years, manufacturers' reports indicate that the Ram pickup outsold Chevy's Silverado by a mere 285 units, becoming the second-best selling truck in this segment. A...
High-Performance Pickup Trucks: A Deep Dive
27 Feb 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It was 1925 when the first factory-built pickup truck became available in dealerships. It was called the Ford Model T "Runabout with Pickup Body" and sold for 281 dollars. It took Ford ano...
Ford, GM & Chrysler to Adopt Unified Towing Standard for Pickup Trucks
11 Feb 2014, 09:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford, General Motors and Chrysler will use a common standard to rate the towing capacities of their light-duty pickup trucks beginning with the 2015 model year, Automotive News reports. Adopted a...
Chrysler Pondering Third Ram Pickup Truck Plant
4 Feb 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler is reportedly considering adding a third truck plant to meet strong demand for Ram pickups in North America. Despite vowing never to build another assembly plant in North America, Sergio...
Future Ram 1500 Styling Revealed by TV Commercial?
3 Jan 2014, 13:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A new TV commercial aired during the last two regular season NFL games of 2013 may have revealed Ram’s future design take on the 1500 pickup truck. The 30-second spot, which features a truc...
Most Popular New Vehicles of 2013 Announced
30 Dec 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With 2013 drawing to a close, AutoTrader has announced the top 20 most popular new vehicles of the year. Half of the list is made out of pickup trucks, with the Ford F-150 retaining its spot as the ...
2013 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger & Ram 1500 Recalled Over Transmission Issues
9 Dec 2013, 11:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler Group is recalling approximately 5,663 cars and pickup trucks to inspect their automatic transmissions, the Detroit-based manufacturer announced last week. “Output shafts installed...
Pickup Truck Sales: Ford F-150 Crushes Chevy Silverado, Ram 1500
4 Dec 2013, 14:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While Ford and Chevrolet are enjoying a tight battle in the musclecar market, the Blue Oval company continues to smash its Detroit rival as far as pickup sales go. Last month, Ford sold enough F-Ser...
Ram Goes Artsy with “The Farmer in All of Us” Photography Book
27 Nov 2013, 14:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in February, the Ram Truck brand declared 2013 the “Year of the Farmer” and launched its touching “Farmer” campaign by releasing a Super Bowl ad that honored the hard wo...
Ram Not Planning Chevrolet Colorado Rival, Will Rely on 1500 EcoDiesel Instead
22 Nov 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now that Chevrolet has revealed the new Colorado midsize pickup truck, we can’t help but wonder whether or not Ford and Ram will rejoin the segment with new Ranger and Dakota trucks or new nam...
Ford F-Series Sales in 2013 Surpass 2012 Figures
19 Nov 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This year’s Ford F-Series sales have surpassed the total numbers of Blue Oval-badged pickup trucks sold in 2012, the Detroit-based automaker announced today. With more than 645,000 examples...
Chrysler to Introduce Human Lung-Inspired CNG Tanks on Pickup Trucks
13 Nov 2013, 13:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler, currently the only manufacturer to offer mass-production CNG-powered pickup trucks, has developed a patent-pending technology that mimics human lungs in order to increase compressed natura...
Diesel Ram Truck Runs 10-second Quarter Mile
6 Nov 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pickup trucks making quarter mile runs are no longer a rare sight. We’ve shown you anything from mid-engined Chevys to wheel-standing trucks, but we have yet to see a diesel-powered Ram doing ...