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Posted December 27 2011 09:00 AM by Truck Trend
GM has bumped the numbers on the 2012-issue HD pickups to maximum capacities of 7215 pounds of payload, 18,000-lb conventional towing, 23,000-lb fifth-wheel towing, and 30,500-lb GCWR, enabling GM to claim bragging rights....
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Posted May 4 2011 07:32 AM by Truck Trend
There are no plans to add a snowplow package to the 2012 F-150, as Ford prefers you use the Super Duty. According to Ford, the electric steering assist on all but the 6.2-liter engine puts "high transient loads" on the...
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Posted May 2 2011 10:39 AM by Truck Trend
It took GM's Fort Wayne, Indiana, plant about 25 years to build 5.5 million vehicles, and the 5.5 millionth was produced on March 31. Mike McPherson of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, here installs the plate bearing the Vehicle...
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Posted April 29 2011 12:12 PM by Edward A. Sanchez
In what's been a dramatic on-again, off-again speculative tease that came oh-so-tantalizingly close with the pre-bankruptcy unveiling of the Pontiac G8 ST concept , it looks like a version of the Holden Ute for the U.S....
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Mahindra Diesel Trucks to Tour America
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Posted June 17 2009 01:34 PM by bkong
Mahindra is poised to throw its diesel pickup trucks into U.S. market later this year, along with a diesel SUV to follow in 2010. Hoping its entry-level diesel pickup can find a home in the U.S., the Indian auto...
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GM's Truck-only division spared
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Posted April 27 2009 11:10 AM by Edward A. Sanchez
Today, GM announced its revised cost-cutting plans in a last-ditch attempt to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy . In it, the Pontiac brand was one of the casualties. The company's truck-only GMC brand was spared.
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Posted March 23 2009 11:00 AM by Zach Gale
It looks we'll soon be seeing a modern interpretation of the 1978-1979 Dodge Lil' Red Express truck. The original truck was part of Dodge Trucks's "adult toy" promotion that included a few other special edition trucks.
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Dodge offering Free Hemi Engine Upgrade in March 2009
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Posted March 6 2009 12:39 PM by Edward A. Sanchez
According to Pickuptrucks.com , Dodge will be offering a free Hemi engine upgrade on all 2008 and 2009 Ram 1500 models.
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Posted September 15 2008 04:12 PM by Truck Trend
The rising price of fuel has scared off some casual truck buyers, but, according to MSNBC.com , pickup sales are still the third-largest automotive segment in North America.
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Posted August 15 2008 11:36 AM by Andrew Strieber
As gas hovers around $4 gallon, you'd think that with its lineup of fuel-efficient hybrids Toyota would be flying high. And while Camrys and Corollas are selling well and dealers are moving every example of the...
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Posted July 31 2008 05:53 PM by Truck Trend
Today marks a historic day for the Chinese truck designer Tiger as its first off-road vehicle, Champ, rolls off the assembly line in the city of Poteau, Oklahoma. Tiger is the first Chinese manufacturer to produce vehicles...
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Posted May 1 2008 05:00 AM by Truck Trend
At a briefing for the 2009 Ram, a Chrysler spokesman confirmed that a diesel will be offered in the half-ton next year, probably as a 2010 model, but declined to say which diesel it will be.
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Posted April 10 2008 02:03 PM by Andrew Strieber
Rumors have been flying that Ford is finally working on a successor to its beloved, tire-smoking F-150 Lightning pickup that left dealerships in 2004. Now according to a report from Four Wheeler , at a recent meeting with...
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Posted April 10 2008 12:52 PM by Truck Trend
The Pontiac G8 Sport Truck, based off the Holden's VE Ute, caused a huge buzz at this year's New York auto show as one of the hottest crossover pickups soon to hit the U.S. market. According to pickuptruck.com , Ford is...
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Posted April 9 2008 03:20 PM by Truck Trend
Check out this video posted on pickuptruck.com of Mike Levine running the Hummer H3T pickup through Hell's Revenge in Moab, Utah.
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