February 25, 2013

MotorWeek names Drivers’ Choice Bests for 2013 Trucks

MotorWeek, the iconic television program, has named its Drivers’ Choice award winners for 2013 and, while there were few (if any) major surprises, it is always interesting to see what conclusions they draw. While I don’t always […]

February 17, 2013

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 […]

February 8, 2013

Chicago Auto Show is truck central.

I am in Chicago this week for the media preview of the Auto Show — it’s 105th year. Despite the fact of its name, it should be called truck central, and it rivals even the state […]

February 4, 2013

Hyundai offers new Santa Fe for outdoor lifestyles

Wait. Before you say, “she has got to be kidding”, let me introduce you to the latest crossover vehicle with off-road and towing capability. Readers, meet the new, longer Santa Fe with all-wheel drive, three-row seating […]

February 3, 2013

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 […]

January 24, 2013

BIG NEWS: Toyota to introduce redesigned 2014 Tundra next month

It has been a long time coming, but Toyota just announced that it will introduce a redesigned Tundra Full-Size pickup truck at the Chicago Auto Show on February 7, at 9:00 a.m. No other details or […]

January 15, 2013

Check out the Ford Atlas Concept Truck

The press materials for the Ford Atlas Concept Truck are now available and I can share the new features and photos with you. There is an iconograph detailing all the new features in the text below and, you can […]

January 15, 2013

Ford unveils Atlas concept truck at Detroit Auto Show

It is no surprise that Ford, America’s largest truck manufacturer, wants to continue to stay ahead of the pack. It is more of a surprise that the company introduced its latest concept — which looks to […]

January 8, 2013

Subaru recalls some 2006 – 2012 vehicles

It’s a most unusual recall, but Subaru is recalling 633,842 Forester (2009-12), Legacy (2010-11), Outback (2010-11) and Tribeca (2006 – 2012) for a possible problem with a dealer-installed add-on. A potential electrical short can occure with certain […]

January 7, 2013

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 […]

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