While the big news for many automakers will happen in Paris this week, Ford will unveil its 2008 F-Series Super Duty pickups at the Texas State Fair today. Bigger and bolder than the previous Super Duty, the 2008 also features a new 6.4L Power Stroke diesel delivering 350-hp and whopping 650 lb.-ft. of torque.
The 2008 […]

Until recently, Toyota and Nissan were planning to enter the heavy-duty pickup truck segment, but both automakers have put off their entries for at least a couple of years. Toyota has indefinitely postponed its plans to offer a heavy-duty pickup truck to compete with the likes of the Ford Super Dutys and the Chevrolet Silverado […]

Toyota unveiled the long bed versions of its all-new 2007 Tundra pickup. Most long bed trucks are work trucks, which are a huge part of half-ton pickup sales, and the new long bed Tundras are no different. The unveiling tokk place as part of the National Truck Equipment Association product conference. The NTEA is a […]

General Motors today announced its revised 2007 Duramax 6.6L V-8 turbo-diesel engine. Facing stricter federal emissions regulations, which require a 90-percent reduction in particulate matter and 50-percent reduction in NOx, GM was forced to update the engine. The Duramax 6.6L turbo-diesel V8 is used in GM’s heavy-duty pickups and medium-duty trucks.
GM states that there will […]

Chrysler Group today announced pricing for the all-new 2007 Dodge Nitro, which it first unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show in February. The 2007 Nitro will have a starting base price of $19,885.
The 2007 Dodge Nitro will be available in three models: Nitro SXT, Nitro SLT and Nitro R/T. The Nitro SXT and Nitro SLT […]

Ford will again launch one of its trucks in Texas, when it unveils its new 2008 F-Series Super Duty trucks and new 6.4L Power Stroke diesel at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on September 28.
While Ford has made significant upgrades to the 2008 Super Duty trucks, the biggest news is Ford’s all-new 6.4L […]

During General Motors’ press unveiling of the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light duty trucks earlier this week, the General provided its own sneak peak at its heavy duty pickup trucks. The HD trucks were among the models in the background as GM CEO Rick Wagoner and other executives talked about the new Sierra […]

Yesterday, General Motors unveiled the all-new light duty pickups based on the GMT900 and said the full lineup of of Silverados and Sierras would be available early next year. Based on these spy shots, the heavy duty trucks are well on their way.
It appears that the sheetmetal is mostly a carry-over from the light duty […]

Ford is finalizing three 2007 product launches that are crucial to the automaker’s revival. These launches are, in order of importance, the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator (and EL and L models), and 2008 F-Series Super Duty.
“All launches are very important. But Edge is going to be very important […]

Ford announced on Thursday that it will recall 1.2 million trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans today amid concerns of potential engine fires caused by the cruise control switch. Last September, Ford recalled 3.8 million pickups over the same concern.
This recall includes the 1994-2002 F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 F-Super Duty trucks, 2000-2002 Excursion SUVs, […]