Dodge is upping the ante with their Ram Truck pickup lineup by adding a new luxury model: the Ram Laramie Limited. “The Ram Truck brand’s greatest strengths are our commitment to listen to customers and to understand what motivates them,” said Fred Diaz, President and CEO, Ram Truck Brand. “We’ve successfully added Ram truck models [...]
Ever wonder what the most profitable vehicles are of modern times? Well, while many of you probably don’t care it’s still something nice to know. Bernstein Research in London has put together a list of the top global money makers since 1990 and the list isn’t really all that surprising. Analyst Max Warburton says that [...]
The results are in and we now have the list of the Top 10 Best Selling Cars of 2010. The list didn’t see much change from 2009 with the Ford F-Series pickup still being the top seller in the United States. The Chevrolet Silverado performed strong enough to take back its No.2 spot. Other changes [...]
Chrysler today recalled nearly 150,000 trucks and SUVs to address problems including steering, air bag issues and the potential for its Ram trucks to stall. The Auburn Hills automaker is conducting three separate recalls to fix the issue, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The first of the three recall covers about [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that Chrysler is recalling a total of 26,397 vehicles to inspect and repair power steering systems that could cause a fire. The recall consists of certain model year 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 300, Charger (LX) and Dodge Challenger (LC), Dodge Avenger (JS) and Journey (JC). The recall also [...]
The recalls keep on coming; FoMoCo is recalling 33,700 of its Transit Connect small commercial vans because of an interior liner issue, and Chrysler said it is recalling certain 2010 SUVs and trucks over a possible brake fluid leak. Ford is recalling Transit Connects sold in the U.S. and built between December 2008 and May [...]
Hyundai confirmed today that it has no plans to add a pickup truck to its U.S. market lineup in “the foreseeable future.” The Korean automaker issued the statement in a response to Reuters report last week that the company plans on getting into the pickup truck market with a proposed partnership with Chrysler Group LLC. [...]
It was reported over the weekend that Hyundai recently held a research clinic group with pickup customers in California and Texas using a Ram 1500 customized with a Hyundai-style grille and interior upgrades. According to a new report by Reuters, sources say that Hyundai is pitching a partnership to Chrysler Group where it will ask [...]
Taking a step away from asking you what car you would purchase if you had a certain budget, we’re focusing our Question of the Day today around pickups (influenced by Editor Anna Tarasova). Out of the best pickups from the Big 3, which would you buy if you were shopping in the segment – the [...]
In order to make its Ram truck band big and profitable, Chrysler Group LLC will introduce commercial vans and potentially big rigs alongside its full-size pickups, reports The Detroit News. As a part of his five year business plan, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne’s first move was splitting the Dodge brand into two separate brands – [...]
