The battle for pickup-sales supremacy in Texas goes on, regardless of high fuel prices and a slumping economy.Ford, out to defend its turf as the maker of Texas’ and the United States’ bestselling pickup, rolled out the all-new 2009 F-150 series truck line Thursday on the eve of the State Fair.At the same time, Dodge, which unveiled its 2009 Ram pickup in January, has the new model on display
Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced that the manufacturer's suggested retail prices for 2009 Tacoma pickup trucks will range from $15,170 to $27,075.The company claims that all Tacoma models will now feature vehicle stability control (VSC) and traction control (TRAC) as standard equipment, making Tacoma the latest model to feature Toyota's Star safety system consisting of anti-lock brakes, electr
This looks like some sort of an accident. Like the boat came flying up out of the water and landed on top of the pickup truck. How they got it up there and how it’s not crushing the pickup truck is beyond me. Woulnd’t it be easier to just tow it BEHIND [...]
A month of gasoline prices near $4 a gallon was enough to sour Americans’ long love affair with trucks and sport utility vehicles, pushing them back into sedans — and driving Detroit’s automakers into deeper trouble.
U.S. sales results released Tuesday showed cars outselling gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs by almost 200,000 in May — the biggest [...]
Hyundai Motor Co. says it has shelved a plan to build a pickup in the United States, a further sign the market is falling out for trucks amid higher gasoline prices.
"Because of high oil prices, the light-truck market is declining significantly, so now is not the right time to produce a pickup truck," Kim Dong-Ji, Hyundai's chief executive, told reporters in Seoul Thursday. Hyundai had planned
Sagging pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales have forced General Motors Corp. to shut down one shift each at four North American factories and lay off about 3,500 workers.
The world’s largest automaker by sales said Monday that the cuts, to take effect starting this summer, were brought on by weak demand due to high [...]
GM to lay off 3,550 at 4 pickup truck and SUV factories. After Motorola's announcement to stop giving bonuses to its employees, GM followed. Due to high gasoline prices and an economic downturn, the world's largest automaker announced Monday that it plans to cut one shift each at pickup truck and large sport utility vehicle plants in Flint and Pontiac, Mich.; Janesville, Wis.; and Oshawa, Ontario, resulting in about 3,550 layoffs.
GM said it will make about 88,000 fewer pickups and 50,000 fewer big SUVs this calendar year because of the cuts. The layoffs represent just over 4 percent of GM's hourly manufacturing work force of about 80,000 in North America.
Actually, the announcement came after stock markets closed. GM shares rose 56 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $21.94 Monday, then los
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Some guys just aren’t satisfied with what you find in the showroom. Take Lynn Mullinax, for instance. Lynn likes big pickup trucks, but anyone with money can buy an International CXT, Lynn had his mind set on a Peterbilt. Of course, small problem, Peterbilt doesn’t make a pickup, so Lynn started thinking about what he would need. Let’s see, frame, engine, cab, tools, time, skill, … no problem, he had what he needed. So out he goes into the garage and 3 1/2 years later comes back out with this beauty.
Actually, this was Lynn’s second truck, he built a Kenworth before but was foolish enough to put a price on it when someone asked if he would sell it. Sure enough, the guy bought it and he had the money but no truck. So, back out to the garage. He says this one isn’t for sale.
OROSI, Calif. Tulare County authorities are asking for the public's help in finding the mother of a baby girl after the infant was found dead a pickup truck in the San Joaquin Valley community of Orosi...
Volkswagen has been toying with the pick up segment ever since the 2000 Advanced Activity Concept (AAC). That prototype which blended a luxurious premium interior with the versatility of a truck (don't ask why) was more of a prelude for the Touareg than a serious design exercise for a production pick up. Almost a decade later VW's finally going for it and will offer a competitor for the Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier, et al. And, as much as we can see from spy photographs so far, it will loose the chrome, Alcantara and the rest of the features that don't look very good with mud on them. Black plastic fender flares, bumpers and mirror casings will provide the requisite heavy-duty attitude and will also keep down stress on the wallet. It's expected to be available as a single
