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Construction Equipment
Ram Trucks and Superman team up for âMan of Steelâ edition Power Wagon, new ad
Ram Trucks just made a pretty powerful new friend. Continuing its recent sales and promotional success, Chryslerâs brand of pickups has launched a new ad campaign tie-in with the upcoming Superman movie âMan of Steel,â hitting theaters next Friday, June 14th. And while the new ad, which you can watch below, features some pretty cool [âŚ]
June 6, 2013
Construction Equipment
Full-size pickup sales up 25% annually thanks to home construction, energy sector
Automakers saw sales of full-size pickups soar 24.7 percent in the last year, thanks to recent increased demand from those in the construction and energy sectors, reports the Detroit News. In all, automakers sold 1,444,626 cars and trucks here in the U.S. last month. For comparison, car and SUV sales were only up 5.7 percent compared [âŚ]
June 5, 2013
Construction Equipment
POLL: Is the recent trend of downsizing from V-8 to V-6 engines in pickups the right move for automakers?
In recent years, as engine technology has advanced and consumer demand for more fuel-efficient cars and trucks has grown, more and more automakers have made the decision to downsize from V-8 engines to V-6 engines when it comes to their trucks and SUVs. Most notable among the automakers is Ford, who made the gamble of [âŚ]
May 9, 2013
Equipment
Is 2013 the âYear of the Dieselâ?
In its latest issue, Popular Mechanics makes a fairly bold prediction: 2013 will go down as the âYear of the Diesel.â Thereâs great precedent behind this stance, however. Diesel has definitely generated quite a bit of buzz this year. Chrysler announced it would offer the first modern half-ton pickup with a diesel in the Ram [âŚ]
March 28, 2013
Construction Equipment
Poll: Which light duty pickup should go diesel next?
Last week, Chrysler announced that later this year it will begin offering a half-ton pickup with a diesel option in the 2014 Ram 1500. This Ram will offer a new, 3.0-liter EcoDiesel engine, with the 8-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission. Itâs a move that truck owners have been asking automakers for for years and it seems it will [âŚ]
February 21, 2013
Gear
Ram 1500 will be first modern half-ton pickup with diesel
Finally, a carmaker steps up to the plate and hits the home run weâve all been waiting for. Chrysler announced this morning that its ½-ton Ram 1500 pickup trucks will offer a diesel engine option in the third quarter of this year. Previously no auto manufacturer had put a diesel in anything smaller than a [âŚ]
February 14, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ram Trucksâ Super Bowl ad âGod Made a Farmerâ generates buzz
We here in the construction industry appreciate hard work, so it was nice to see a Super Bowl ad that did such a nice job honoring just that. The ad below was by far our favorite Super Bowl ad this year. And beyond honoring hard work, Chryslerâs Ram Trucks ad âGod made a farmerâ has [âŚ]
February 4, 2013
Safety
Issa: Obama strong-armed auto companies
Now comes the claim that President Obama basically strong-armed automakers into providing more fuel-efficient vehicles. California Congressman Darrell Issa, (R-Calif), no stranger to headline-making charges, says Emperor Obama and his âczarsâ had defenseless General Motors and Chrysler by the throat and used that grip to squeeze the fuel efficiency concessions out of them. His charge [âŚ]
August 13, 2012
Roadbuilding
Mike Andersonâs American Iron
Bottom line: The work people in this nation are doing, both at home and around the world, is awesome.
September 7, 2011
Safety
Obama unveils truck fuel standards
President Obama announced new fuel-economy standards for heavy-duty trucks at Virginia-based Interstate Moving Services Aug. 9. The standards will affect work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truckâs life, according to calculations used in [âŚ]
August 19, 2011
Business
Government to GM: Time for a change
In what some are calling one of the boldest moves of government involvement since the Great Depression, the Obama administration has asked General Motorsâ chief executive officer, Rick Wagoner, to resign his post at the company, which will undergo a 60-day restructuring plan at the urge of federal officials.  Chrysler, which has been in talks with Italian-automaker, Fiat, was [âŚ]
January 6, 2010
Home
Donât demonize Detroit
Everybody knows the Big Three automakers based in Detroit have their share of problems. I donât pretend to have the solution, but before the lynch mob press gang and our elected officials throw the baby out with the bathwater itâs worth noting that GM, Ford and Chrysler are not islands onto themselves, but in fact [âŚ]
January 5, 2010
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