January 12, 2015

Ford F-150 is Truck of the Year at North American International Auto Show

At about 7 a.m. today, the highly-coveted award for North American International Auto Show Truck of the Year went to the all-new F-150 this morning, with the Volkswagen Golf and Golf TDI taking home the car […]

January 11, 2015

GMC introduces panther-like Nightfall Edition

The GMC Canyon and its partner, the Chevy Colorado (both introduced about a year ago) have shown that there is life in the mid-size truck segment. They have both received numerous industry awards and I can […]

January 5, 2015

Finalists named for Detroit Auto Show car and truck of the year

One week from today there will be one or two companies with new bragging rights for their vehicles. And, important rights they are, too. The occasion will be the announcement of the 2015 Car of the […]

December 22, 2014

Ram EcoDiesel is Green Truck of the Year

Kermit the frog said it wasn’t easy being green, but the team at Ram Trucks are proving that it can be done. The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel has been named Green Truck of the Year by Green […]

November 21, 2014

Ford announces fuel numbers for F-150 — best among all gas-powered pickups

Ford today released its long-awaited fuel efficiency numbers for the 2015 F-150 pickup, staking claim to the highest EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings in the gas-powered 1/2-ton pickup segment. The new trucks started rolling off the line […]

November 9, 2014

2014 Active Lifestyle Vehicle winners named

The automotive/truck community has its awards season just like they do for Hollywood movies or recognition-worthy music. It’s exciting, exhausting and loaded with joy and disappointment. The difference is that nobody gets to walk the red […]

October 29, 2014

A Toyota love-fest in Plano

There was no official announcement, but it would not have surprised me if they had renamed Plano and called it Toyota Town this week. Toyota executives, state and local dignitaries (including Governor Rick Perry) and thousands […]

September 4, 2014

2015 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon beat the competition for fuel economy

As the release date nears for General Motors’ new midsize trucks, it appears that they have won a major fuel efficiency battle. That should be no surprise since the segment-leading Toyota Tacoma and the Nissan Frontier […]

August 12, 2014

First drive: 2015 Ford Super Duty trucks

When a manufacturer like Ford brings out a substantially new group of heavy duty pickup trucks, you can be sure in advance that they will be put through their paces and compared with the competition in […]

August 10, 2014

Pricing announced for 2015 GMC Canyon

General Motors is clearly breathing new life into the mid-size truck segment with the announcement of its entry-level pricing for the 2015 GMC Canyon pickup truck which will be in dealerships this fall. The Chevrolet Colorado […]

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