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Ram considering new mid-size unibody pickup to replace Dakota

In a rambling presentation that presented almost nothing of any value, Fred Diaz, CEO of Chrysler's newly-created Ram brand, did drop at least one little tidbit in passing. Currently the Dodge truck offerings consist of only two vehicles, the full-size Ram and the mid-size Dakota. The long-term fate of the Dakota has been the subject of much speculation but one of Diaz's slides did mention that Ram was considering a replacement. The key word was "considering." Interestingly, the possible replacement would be based on a unibody platform ... Read more →

REPORT: GM kills plans for unibody pickup truck Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors has reportedly cancel plans for a new unibody mid-sized pickup truck after finding it wouldn't get much better fuel economy than existing body-on-frame designs. In early 2008, GM ...

Tear in my beer: GM reportedly kills off 2010 Pontiac G8 ST Chris Paukert

Hold on to your Budweiser coozies: Details are scarce at the moment, but Pickuptruck.com is reporting that Pontiac has quietly euthanized plans to introduce the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST. The muscular ...

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Ram considering new mid-size unibody pickup to replace Dakota 1 month ago on Autoblog

REPORT: GM kills plans for unibody pickup truck 3 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has reportedly cancel plans for a new unibody mid-sized pickup truck after finding it wouldn't get much better fuel economy than existing body-on-frame designs. In early 2008, GM showed off the GMC Denali XT concept at the Chicago Auto Show. That truck was actually based on the ...

Tear in my beer: GM reportedly kills off 2010 Pontiac G8 ST 11 months ago on Autoblog

Hold on to your Budweiser coozies: Details are scarce at the moment, but Pickuptruck.com is reporting that Pontiac has quietly euthanized plans to introduce the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST. The muscular G8-based trucklet was to signal the re-emergence of the unibody pickup in North America, a genre once ...

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