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    Report: Truck Nuts lead to overnight stay in jail for driver
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    Thankfully, Truck Nuts have proven to be more fad than fashion, but that hasn't stopped a few truck owners from donning the hitch-mounted clock weights. Those who continue to hold their Truck Nuts near and dear should keep in mind that South Carolina law enforcement is having none of it. The ...

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    New York: 2013 Ram 1500 ups the pickup ante with new V6, less weight
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    Ram is out to make both Ford and General Motors sweat with the Auburn Hills automaker's newest pickup, the 2013 1500. Debuting at the 2012 New York Auto Show, the half-ton pickup bows with less weight, an efficient new 3.6-liter V6 option and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Chrysler ...

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    Video: Consumer Reports Top Pickup for 2012 is... the Chevrolet Avalanche?!
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    Four Wheeler magazine named the Ram Power Wagon its 2012 Pickup Truck of the Year, and it's an award that celebrates features we associate with so-called "serious" pickups, like a two-speed transfer case, trail performance and vinyl flooring. But what if you want a Pickup Truck of the Year that's ...

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    Detroit: Smart For-Us brings truckness to the urban jungle
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    The Smart team looked to none other than actor/comedian/SNL-alum Jon Lovitz to introduce its pickup truck concept. We're not sure what is stranger: the other J-Lo at an auto show press conference or a Smart with usable bed space. The Smart For-Us concept features a 75-horsepower electric motor ...

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    Report: Ford F-150 EcoBoost hits 100,000 sales
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    Ford bet big on the combination of light duty pickup trucks and boosted V6 power, and it appears the gamble has paid off. The Detroit News reports that Ford has already reached 100,000 F-150 sales in 2011, just as the automaker promised it would. Overall EcoBoost models accounted for 40 percent ...

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    Report: Mopar pickup kit for Jeep Wrangler a hot seller, coming early
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    Jeep enthusiasts have been asking for a Wrangler pickup for years, and 2011 is the year they finally got their wish – at least in kit form. The only thing that could keep the JK-8 Independence kit from being a success is the $5,499 price, which doesn't include assembly. But it appears that ...

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    Official: GM confirms $275M investment in Ft. Wayne Assembly for next-gen pickups
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    General Motors has announced its final factory investment, a $275 million spend on the Fort Wayne, IN, plant that assembles full-size pickups. Back in May, the General promised it would be spending $2 billion on factory investments over the next year and a half. A series of announcements ...

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    Report: Nissan to remain "patient" with Titan full-size truck
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    The Nissan Titan is being redesigned for 2014, and if we're to take the Nissan America's chairman at his word, another new one will be in the pipeline after that. Colin Dodge tells Automotive News, "We're going to need two or three cycles to be as professional as the people who have been doing it ...

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    Report: Factory-built Jeep pickup "at least four years away," still not confirmed
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    For those of you patiently waiting for a production Jeep pickup that you can pick up at your local dealership, we have bad news. Automotive News is quoting Jeep CEO Michael Manley as saying it won't be happening anytime soon. "It is too late in Wrangler's product cycle to add a pickup. The 2015 ...

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    Official: Fiat Doblo gets a dropside Work Up
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    Where Americans use pickup trucks, Europeans typically use cargo vans. But even on the other side of the Atlantic, some things just won't fit inside a van. For just those occasions, Fiat Professional has come out with the Doblo Work Up. Based on the Doblo cargo van, the Doblo Work Up features a ...

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