Dodge today unveiled its new Class 4-5 2008 Ram 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cabs at the Chicago Auto Show. Hoping to steal some of the sales in the medium-duty truck market — from dominate player Ford, and to a lessor extent GM, Dodge expands its commercial presence with it newest chassis cabs.
The 2008 Ram 4500 […]

Ford has unveiled its teaser ads for the new 2008 F-Series Super Dutys. The new ads showcase the Super Duty’s new engine and features by showing what it takes to build the new F-Series Super Duty. Using CAD-based fly ins, the two teaser spots highlight the class-exclusive integrated TailGate Step and the all-new 6.4-liter Power […]

As part of his keynote speech at the Washington Auto Show, DaimlerChrysler’s CEO Dieter Zetsche introduced the heavy-duty 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 with 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel engine.
The Dodge Ram Heavy Duty’s 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel engine is the first to meet 2010 truck emissions standards in all 50 states, and will be significantly cleaner […]

Despite an exterior design virtually unchanged since its introduction in 1992, Ford’s Econoline vans continue to be a solid seller for the automaker. In 2006, Ford sold over 180,000 Econolines, up 0.5 percent from 2005 and the vans best year since 2000.
While redesigns are few and far between, they are rarely needed because of the […]

Mark Fields, Ford’s president of the Americas, has said that Ford’s best-selling F-Series trucks will continue to be America’s favorite truck. Despite increased competition from GM’s Silverado and Sierra and Toyota’s new Tundra, Fields expects the F-Series to stay on top. Ford has pledged to keep improving the F-Series trucks to stay a step ahead […]

Ford today announced pricing for its new 2008 Super Duty trucks. Featuring bold new exterior styling and a new interior, as well as an available new 6.4L Power Stroke diesel engine, the 2008 F-250 Super Duty will have a lower starting base price of $23,305 for a Regular Cab XL 4×2 model — compared to […]

On Friday, General Motors unveiled the 2007 Chevrolet HHR Panel, which has been designed to suit various commercial and private uses. The HHR Panel features windowless side panels, with steel inserts in place of side windows, and rear cargo doors in place of the conventional doors. The cargo doors open wide to enable cargo access […]

When Ford unveiled its 2008 F-Series Super Duty pickups at the State Fair of Texas last month, it also unveiled a new entry to its truck lineup, the F-450. The new 2008 F-450 pickup offers a maximum payload of more than 6,000 pounds and towing capacity of more than 24,000 pounds — a 5,000-pound increase […]

Ford unveiled its 2008 F-Series Super Duty pickups, including the F-250, at the State Fair of Texas last month. The 2008 Super Duty trucks are an important percentage of the automaker’s F-Series sales. The bigger, bolder 2008 Super Duty trucks feature a new 6.4L Power Stroke diesel delivering 350-hp and whopping 650 lb.-ft. of torque.
Despite the […]

Stealing a little of Ford’s thunder following the unveiling of Ford’s new 2008 F-Series Super Duty trucks, GM has revealed details for its new heavy-duty pickups, the 2500HD and 3500HD versions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra.
GM’s heavy-duty pickups are offered in an extensive range of configurations, including three-quarter-ton 2500HD or one-ton 3500HD; rear-wheel […]