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Construction Equipment

Ford named Best Value truck brand by Vincentric; F-150 takes 1/2-ton honors while GM racks up 3/4- and 1-ton awards

Each year, Vincentric awards automakers with its Best Value awards in both the fleet and consumer markets. This year, when taking the honors awarded for pickup trucks in both segments into account, Ford got just a bit more recognition than rival General Motors, picking up a couple of truck category wins and the award for […]

May 13, 2013

Business

GM’s best-selling vehicle isn’t what you’d think (Hint: It’s a small Chinese van)

After analyzing the new Polk vehicle registration data, Jalopnik happened upon a pretty surprising discovery: General Motors’ best-selling vehicle is not only not an American car or truck, it’s not a car or truck period. It’s a van. A tiny, three-cylinder, rear-wheel drive Chinese van called Zhiguang, or “Sunshine.” A van with 80 horsepower. The Sunshine is the […]

April 17, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford, GM will co-develop nine- and 10-speed transmissions

Ford and General Motors have announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to work together in the development of nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions. The new transmissions will be built in both front- and rear-wheel-drive variants for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks. The end goal is unsurprising: to improve performance and fuel economy. As […]

April 16, 2013

Gear

GM announces pricing for 2014 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra 1500

Back in December, we got our first look at GM’s first redesign of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra in seven years. And now we know how much they’ll cost, the type of power they’ll put out and what kind of mileage you can expect. The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 will start at $24,585. That includes […]

April 2, 2013

Roadbuilding

Toyota forms PAC

Toyota’s North American subsidiary has formed a political action committee. The Center For Public Integrity reports that the Japanese automaker is adding another influence vehicle to its already sizable government outreach operation. The PAC  may raise up to $5,000 per year from eligible company employees. “Toyota is establishing the Toyota/Lexus PAC which will allow employees, acting together, to support […]

March 11, 2013

Construction Equipment

Automakers prepare for truck war as housing and construction industries recover

As the housing and construction industry recoveries slowly build momentum, NPR reports automakers are preparing for an all-out truck war to reap the profits. The media outlet recently paid a visit to Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan plant where 7,500 of the company’s popular F-150 pickups roll off the assembly line each week. The F-150 has been […]

March 7, 2013

Technology

Chevy and GMC 2015 pickups will have 4G LTE, Wi-Fi built in

General Motors announced this week that its 2015 Chevrolet and GMC pickups will have the ability to connect to 4G LTE wireless data networks built-in. The first carrier partnership announced by GM is with AT&T but the automaker says it will announce more carrier and supplier relationships in the coming months. The data connection is built […]

February 26, 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. It’s a move that truck owners have been asking automakers for for years and it seems it will […]

February 21, 2013

Construction Equipment

GM first to offer maintenance plan to fleet buyers

Our sister magazine Pro Pickup has a really great news item today for any and all fleet buyers. General Motors has become the first automaker to offer a maintenance plan alongside cash incentives that may be used with any upfitter and accessories. The maintenance plan is good for two years or 30,000 miles. Be sure […]

January 3, 2013

Construction Equipment

New GM trucks: evolutionary style, revolutionary under the hood

By now every car and truck buff in the country has weighed in on the new sheet metal pressed into service for the 2014 Sierra and Silverado trucks from General Motors. And you either like it or you don’t. The real news here is what’s under the hood. GM designed and built the three EcoTec3 […]

December 17, 2012

Gear

GM unveils 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 pickups

At a special event in Detroit this afternoon, General Motors unveiled the 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. The pickups boast GM’s first redesign in seven years. GM says the Chevy Silverado 1500’s new design is more “muscular,” yet much more aerodynamic, blending design cues from past Chevy pickups with a more […]

December 13, 2012

Pickups

GM tests magnesium

Magnesium sheet metal may soon appear in GM vehicles

October 23, 2012