The truck media grumbled for months (me included) as GMC dribbled out details on the 2014 Sierra Denali, scheduled to arrive in dealerships this fall. Nonetheless, when you spoke with a GMC person there was more than a hint of a smile whenever the subject of the new truck came … Continue reading
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2013 Chevy Suburban still impresses
For years I have asked my Chevy contacts to give me a Suburban for a week so I could do a full ride/drive review. Alas, there was never one in the regional media fleet, and I suspected that GM wasn’t exactly looking for a green vehicle journalist writing in horror … Continue reading
1995 Silverado rocks it at 500,000 mile mark
If your truck hit 500,000 miles, what would you do? Keep it until the wheels fall off. Trade it in for a new bigger one? Or, all of the above. I know what Dudley Thomas of New Braunfels, Texas, did. He bought his first new truck — a 1995 Chevy … Continue reading
Photographer’s spy camp may fulfill a fantasy
If you have ever seen photos of vehicles shrouded in camo, weird tribal symbols or canvas to obscure their identity, you have undoubtedly seen her work. But, unless you are an insider, you probably have never heard of their source: Brenda Priddy. For more than two decades, Priddy has made her living … Continue reading
No surprise here: pickup trucks are Texas most stolen vehicles
In a state where one out of every four (or five) vehicles is a pickup truck, this sports and work icon placed first, second, third and seventh in the top-ten stolen vehicle derby in 2011, the last year for which numbers have been released. The numbers also coincided with the … Continue reading
Ram 1500 offers industry-first diesel engine on full-size pickup
The latest innovation to fill Ram truck’s prolific pipeline will be a new 2014 RAM 1500 EcoDiesel powered pickup truck, available after production begins in the third quarter of 2013, the truck maker announced last week. This is on the heels of the Chicago Auto Show introduction of a 2014 Toyota Tundra and … Continue reading
2014 Silverado and GMC 1500 trucks show major differentiation
For the 2014 Silverado and GMC Sierra, GM has focused on differentiating the brands inside and out. For both of the number two truck sales leaders’ there is a distinctly refreshed look and brings them into line with the Ford and Ram vehicles that have been style leaders in recent … Continue reading
GM Recalls 55,000 2013 models including Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe and Yukon
They are just off the production line, but 55,000 2013 GM vehicles are being recalled for a serious defect with the steering column assembly module where there is a possibly malformed column lock actuator in the lock module and/or fractured park lock cables in the assembly. As a result, the … Continue reading
GM debuts first all new pickups since 2007
The long-anticipated debut of the 2014 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickup trucks came today with much flourish and excitement, as journalists enjoyed an unveiling long in the making. Both GM truck traditionalists and those those looking for a different perspective on a workhorse truck or a sport vehicle … Continue reading
Embargo to lift on 2014 Silverado and Sierra on December 13
They are terrific looking trucks with outstanding features: and NO, I can’t share them with you until Wednesday. No more camouflage, no sneaky tricks. This is the real deal, and I promise that you will never see this spy shot again. GM is showing the new trucks — their first … Continue reading
