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General Motors will pair a new 8-speed transmission with its V-8 engine offered on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, GMC Yukon Denali, and Yukon XL Denali models.
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Horace and John Dodge reluctantly agreed to develop a commercial vehicle in 1917 after their sales associates lobbied for a work truck that could be sold to small businesses that made deliveries of fruit, beer, and other goods. The result was a vehicle based on the first Dodge passenger car. The vehicle eventually became the 1920 Screenside half-ton vehicle that is considered the predecessor of Dodge's light-duty pickup trucks. Photos by Paul Clinton.
Read More →Nissan has added an infotainment system as standard equipment on several of its Frontier mid-size pickups and eliminated the long wheelbase Titan full-size pickup for the 2015 model year.
Read More →A group of anti-environmentalists and truck enthusiasts have been modifying their diesel truck engines with smoke stack kits so their vehicles release thick clouds of black soot onto bystanders or Prius drivers.
Read More →Work truck fleets run fewer miles than the typical car fleet, but companies hold these vehicles longer until they get into the costly area of maintenance, including preventive maintenance intervals. Every part of a work truck is driven harder.
Read More →The number of light-duty vehicles in U.S. roads increased to 252.7 million, a 3.7 million increase since 2013. In addition, the average age of vehicles on the road remained steady at 11.4 years. For the first time since 1995, the average age of light trucks has increased to the same age as passenger cars.
Read More →More than 75 percent of new pickup trucks produced in North America will have aluminum bodies by 2025, according to a new survey funded by an aluminum trade group.
Read More →Nissan released a teaser image for a new pickup truck via its Instagram account Monday morning with the caption, "There's a special member of the Nissan family on the way. Due date: June 11th."
Read More →Westport Innovations is debuting its WiNG natural gas power system for the Ford F-150 at a trade show in California this week, while noting that it is emissions-certified by the state’s Air Resources Board as well as the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
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