Dodge Ram News

Chrysler Group is breaking a spot for its new Ram truck brand with an unusual saturation buy that will see the commercial run 190 times this evening alone in prime time across the major TV networks, particularly the World Series on Fox.

Local car dealerships did see some Cash for Clunker trades barely boosting net mileage, but most sales had major increases in efficiency.

Although most American vehicles are downsizing to compete with Asian and European companies, there's still heavy lifting to be done, which is where Dodge comes in.

Interesting, no? The consumer-grade pickup that popularized the big rig styling on a smaller scale might make the jump up the ranks and into the heavy-hauler market.

It's the toughest recession in decades. Many companies find themselves consolidating or shrinking to save money, but Chrysler is trying to grow by splitting Dodge cars from trucks to create the new Ram brand just for pickups and commercial vans.

When it comes to pollution, these cars prove it's not just about fuel economy. Just because a car has low fuel efficiency doesn't mean it's the worst polluter on the road.

Update #1 November-4-2009 01:59 EDT: Fred Diaz, president and CEO of the Ram brand, says Dakota production will end by 2011.

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As long as there's dirt to be moved, trailers to be towed and country songs to be written, there will be pickup trucks.

Chrysler hasn't yet officially named the Jeep Wrangler as a stand-alone brand, as it has done with Dodge Ram .

The Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups are all business, serious business. They are the pair of Dodges that feel more like trucks and less like pickups.

That all changed a year later when Dodge set the pickup truck market on its leaf springs with the introduction of its all-new Ram.

Down and dirty a ' that's the way trucks like it. Despite the presence of those persnickety owners who regularly wax and scrub their cherished pickups, the Ford F-150 FX4 was designed to be used the way haulers were intended.

Dodge, in cooperation with Chrysler's Mopar parts unit, is showcasing three special editions of the 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show.

At our lunchtime destination, we swapped out of our unloaded truck into a similar Ram 3500 that added a gooseneck hitch to the cargo box to tow a large Case IH Maxxum 125 tractor plus trailer that weighed a combined 16,500 pounds - " about 200 pounds below this configuration's max trailering weight rating.

Dodge Ram is clearly following Chrysler Groupa s lead of updating the features but maintaining the price or going lower.

Special to the Star-Telegram The redesigned big Dodge Ram pickups are on their way to market.A year after the automaker rolled out its newest generation of the Ram 1500 light-duty line, Dodge now has updated the 2500 and 3500 model pickups.And, as with the Ram 1500 a year ago, the biggest news is the addition of a crew-cab model .These new trucks ...

Tradesmen and small-business owners will have a new compact work-van option when the Transit Connect lands in Ford Motor Co.

To play in the heavy-duty pickup truck segment, Ford, Chevy, GMC and Dodge know they have to deliver big capability and capacity anytime they come out with a new truck.

A picture of the left side of the 2010 Dodge Ram HD heavy duty pickup. The heavy-duty versions of the Dodge Ram pickup keep the rear leaf springs but add a long list of upgrades.