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Pickups

GM moving pickup production from Mexico back to U.S.

At a time when Ford has been criticized for planning a $1.6 billion auto plant investment in Mexico, General Motors apparently has plans to move light-duty pickup production back to the U.S. from south of the border. A May 20 memo from United Auto Workers Local 598 reports that GM’s Flint Assembly Plant will be […]

June 3, 2016

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet unveils 2017 Silverado High Desert with deluxe cargo system

Calling the truck a pickup that combines the form of a Silverado with some of the features and functionality of the Suburban SUV, Chevrolet has unveiled the 2017 Silverado High Desert. Based on a concept vehicle revealed at the 2014 SEMA show, this new Silverado package will be available starting this fall for the LT, LTZ and High […]

May 16, 2016

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet unveils 2016 Silverado 1500, 2500 Z71 Midnight Editions

Though Chevy has released several special edition pickups in the last few years, the automaker says its Midnight Edition trucks, introduced on the 2015 Silverado 1500, have been especially successful. Citing demand that “outstripped supply in a matter of months,” Chevy has announced the addition of the Silverado 2500 Z71 to its available models for the […]

March 9, 2016

Construction Equipment

The Top 15 Construction Equipment and Truck stories of 2015

The past 12 months have been fun for everyone here at Equipment World. We integrated with our sister site Better Roads, upped the amount of content we produced every day, covered more events and trade shows, reached more people through social media and saw record traffic to the site. That’s mostly because we’ve got such great readers. […]

December 29, 2015

Construction Equipment

GM unveils 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra with redesigned front ends (PHOTOS)

No. 3 Story in 2015 « No. 4 No. 2 »   Thanks to some spy shots snapped while the truck was in testing back in April, we knew design changes were coming to the next-generation Silverado. And based on what we could see under the prototype truck’s masking, it appeared GM’s top selling half-ton […]

July 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

PICKUP THROWDOWN: 2015 Ford F-150 dominates our track testing of 6 new V6 half-tons (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=249] Bench racers are always talking numbers and comparing which of the various nameplate’s newest models is the “best.” So we teamed up with Cars.com/Pickuptrucks.com to see how six 2015 half-ton, V-6 pickups compare when subjected to track testing. The acceleration and braking tests were conducted at the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix, Arizona. Each truck […]

April 23, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado sports possible Colorado-like facelift in spy shots

[imagebrowser id=236] Unveiled with the 2014 models, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 went seven years before its latest redesign. Possibly inspired by the positive response the truck maker has seen with its midsize 2015 Colorado, it looks like Chevy won’t be waiting quite as long on the next Silverado facelift. According to a report from Truck Trend, […]

April 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

GM launches 2015 Chevy Silverado Midnight, GMC Sierra Elevation editions (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=176] If you thought General Motors was done introducing new, all-black special edition pickups for 2015, you were wrong. Joining the GMC Canyon Nightfall are the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Midnight and the new GMC Sierra Elevation edition. First up is the Sierra Elevation, which actually comes in three colors other than black, none of […]

January 27, 2015

Construction Equipment

Chevy Silverado holds its own in a towing Tug of War with a semi truck

We’ve seen pickup trucks engage in a game of tug-of-war before. Usually against each other, occasionally losing an embarrassing battle against a Volkswagen. But the feat below? It’s one of those things you think no one is brave enough (or dumb enough) to try. Echoing the folks at Truck Yeah!, who dug up these clips, […]

December 4, 2014

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet unveils “Toughnology” concept truck to highlight Silverado’s high-strength steel body amid buzz around aluminum

With all the talk and positive buzz surrounding Ford’s aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150, Chevrolet thought it might be a good idea to highlight the benefits of the Silverado’s high-strength steel body. The automaker’s “Toughnology” concept truck is a way of doing just that. After all, there have been lingering concerns over how durable a material aluminum […]

October 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

REVIEW: 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD bi-fuel a case study in CNG vs. gas (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=74] A whoosh, like connecting an air hose to a compressor, is the only thing that lets me know I’m in business filling the bed-mounted fuel tank in the 2015 Chevy Silverado bi-fuel CNG 4×4 I’m driving. Moments after turning on the pump, the digital readout on the dispenser rapidly clicks off the gallons […]

September 10, 2014

Pickups

GALLERY: Chevy’s new Silverado Rally Edition

Last week reported the news that Chevrolet would roll out a racing inspired Rally Edition Silverado for the 2015 model year. Now, we have more and detailed pictures of just what that truck looks like. The Rally 2 Edition package for 2015 Silverado LT pickups features a body-colored grille with a black bowtie, 22-inch black […]

August 28, 2014