Posts Tagged ‘Trucks’
Slow Sales Could Mean Discounts on the Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado is one capable pickup – and it’s beloved by many drivers. With tough towing capacity, luxury features and details from the interior outward, and the ability to make your hard work easier, the Silverado has long been an in-demand truck.
Read MoreFord Rules Out Electric Versions Of Its Super Duty Pick-Up Truck
While Ford has big plans to develop electric vehicles, those plans apparently don’t include a Super Duty pick-up truck. Ford is currently working on an electric F-150 truck. It’s due to hit dealerships in 2022, and those plans remain on track. However, the automaker has ruled out extending battery power to its heavy-duty line of…
Read MoreGM Takes Stake In Electric Truck Maker Nikola
General Motors has announced they are taking an 11% stake in electric truck maker Nikola. They are also agreeing to build Nikola’s hydrogen fuel-cell electric pick-up truck, the Badger, by the end of 2022. Nikola’s shares surged 45% in premarket trading on the news. Meanwhile GM’s shares jumped by about 9%. The news was announced…
Read MoreAmerica is Running Low On Pickup Trucks
In a weird turn of events, American dealerships are close to running out of trucks. With production slowed (or stopped altogether) due to the pandemic, North American automakers haven’t been running any new pickups off the assembly lines. The result is that dealer inventory is down to a 30-day supply. While that may seem like…
Read MoreThe 10 Best Selling Cars, Trucks and SUVs of 2020 So Far
Car sales are already in full swing for 2020. An estimated 14.5 to 16.4 million vehicles are expected to be sold this year. Judging from the 2020 lineup of new vehicles and units already sold, it seems the market is already on its way to reaching that goal. Carmakers are keeping up production by releasing…
Read MoreRam CEO Resigns After Whistleblowing on Sales Scandal
Reid Bigland has resigned his post as the CEO of Ram Trucks, effective at the start of April. While a major auto CEO leaving is always somewhat newsworthy, Bigland’s departure comes with extra drama. He filed a federal whistleblower suit over Ram’s sales reporting practices. That complaint has led to a government investigation, which Bigland…
Read MoreA Decade of Off-Roading: The Coolest Trucks of the 2010s
There’s just something about extra awesome owning a truck. In fact, there are songs written about trucks all the time. As we move towards a new era of the 4×4 and away from the first decade of the 2000s, let’s take a moment to consider the trucks we’ve come to appreciate most over the last…
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