There’s yet another player in the electric-truck market: Arrival, a British company which landed a 10,000-truck order from UPS ($440 million). The deal also comes with UPS buying a portion of Arrival, making it a partly-American-owned company; but Hyundai-Kia has also bought in, to the tune of $110 million, and will sell some Arrivals as […]
Today GMC sent shock waves through the automotive community with the teasing of the GMC Hummer EV in their new “Quiet Revolution” campaign. A series of videos were posted to YouTube showing off GM’s new fully electric truck. What we know so far: We know that the new Hummer will produce 1,000 horsepower and 11,500 […]
Just when we though heavy duty pickups could be reaching peak power ratings, Ford has released the ratings for their Snow Plow Prep Package on the 2020 Super Duty. At 1,400 pounds, gasoline-powered F-Series Super Duty trucks with this package claim the best-in-class rating for gasoline trucks in the Super Duty’s segment, while the diesel-powered […]
The Ram 1500 Built to Serve edition is a special edition of Ram’s popular new pickup that is intended to honor military service members with unique design elements. The company says the truck is also targeted toward those who haven’t served in the military, but who want to make a difference in their community, encouraging […]
After falling behind Ram in the pickup sales race, Chevrolet has begun upping the ante with a new special edition model. The Silverado Realtree edition might seem kind of odd, but remember, especially in southern states, many people modify their pickups with camouflage accents, so offering this from the factory will be a good way […]
GM has shown a trailer-braking concept system that can stop a truck and trailer in the same distance as the truck on its own—at half its gross vehicle weight rating. Possibly the best part of the system is that it can use existing components. The system uses GM’s “eBoost” system, with a trailer that is […]
Way back when, Renault bought a controlling interest in American Motors (AMC). Since the government did not allow foreign companies to control military contractors, AMC had to spin off its military supply group, which became AM General. The most visible product of AM General was the HMMWV (“Humvee”), which spawned the civilian Hummer. Because it was […]
How well did American automakers do against Japan’s best in 2019? First, let’s look at totals. Toyota reported 2,383,348 sales, entirely from two (Toyota and Lexus) brands. The vast majority of sales were from just five cars and trucks: RAV4 (448,071) Camry (336,978) Corolla (304,850) Tacoma (248,801) Highlander (239,438) Toyota did poorly in the one […]
2019 was an interesting year for the auto industry in the United States; for the most part, sales numbers kept pace with 2018, but there were major shifts from cars to crossovers and pickups, and the most successful cars (Camry, Corolla, and Civic) were loaded up with features—given invisible incentives, really. GM came close to […]
With GM finding success with their latest midsize pickups, there’s no doubt that the next generation Colorado and Canyon are already in development. Although these trucks aren’t expected until 2022 or 2023, let’s take a look at what we can expect from these trucks based on comments made by GM executives and hints contained in […]