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0Report: GM considering cut in full-size truck production 1304614860
As the price of fuel rises, those shopping for automobiles began to take an even deeper look at their options before plunking down the greenbacks. It's an economics carnival ride that never seems to stop running, and consumers can never stop riding. General Motors has been paying extra attention ...
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Is Hyundai really considering full-size pickup truck? 1273367100
Is Hyundai about to repeat the mistakes of Toyota and Nissan? PickupTrucks.com reports that Hyundai has been showing off a modified Dodge Ram pickup at some consumer clinics to gauge interest in such a product. This wouldn't be the first time the Koreans have looked down this road. A midsize ...
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Chicago 2010: Hybrid chassis shows differences between old and new Silverado HD 1265923200
Old and new Chevrolet Silverado HD chassis combined - Click above for high-res image galleryNo, Chevrolet's new Silverado HD will not be available as a hybrid. The hybrid we're talking about is this chassis on display at the Chicago Auto Show that is constructed of both the previous generation ... -
PickupTrucks.com calls out decade's 10 most significant trucks 1262039460
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor – Click above for high-res image galleryWe love ourselves a good top 10 list, and when talk turns from cars to trucks, there's nobody who's opinion we respect more than the brain-trust behind PickupTrucks.com. That said, we now present the Top 10 Significant ... -
REPORT: GM kills plans for unibody pickup truck 1253539680
GMC Denali XT concept - click above for high-res image galleryGeneral 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 ... -
Dodge increases towing capacity of 2010 Ram on paper with no hardware changes 1248877740
To paraphrase – Dodge: "Gosh, the Ram is even better than we thought." That's essentially the explanation given as to why the Ram's maximum towing capacity has been bumped from 9,100 pounds to 10,450 without any apparent hardware changes. Now fully coil-sprung, Chrysler initially said this ...
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Toyota overtakes Dodge as third best-selling truckmaker in U.S. 1231857000
As we all know by now, auto sales are down, dropping by around 18% in 2008. Pick-ups actually fared worse, posting a decline of 26.5% over the same period. Still, the Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado maintained their positions as the two best selling vehicles in the United States, and these two ...
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First Drive: HUMMER H3T 1218211140
Click above for hi-res gallery of the HUMMER H3TIf HUMMER had a theme song, it'd probably be the Allman Brothers' Whipping Post -- the one that goes "Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel, like I been tied to the whipping post..." The brand has been the go-to effigy when something needs to burn on the ...
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Spy Shots: VW "Robust" pickup 1216989120
The Volkswagen pickup codenamed "Robust" has been caught testing again, this time in the U.S. They aren't too different from these spy shots, both sets showing that VW is not going for any kind of flash with its newest pickup. At one point, the regular cab version was speculated to have buttresses, ...
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Toyota under spotlight for possible Tacoma sudden acceleration 1213120740
Audi went through it in the '80s. Jeep went through it a couple years ago. Other makers have been accused of it, and now it's Toyota's turn: the NHTSA is considering investigating Tacoma pickup trucks from 2004-2008 due to claims of unintended acceleration. In one instance, a man said he turned off ...

