by Patrick Rall President Barrack Hussein Obama recently announced the new CAFE requirements that will require companies to yield 39 miles per gallon by 2016 and 54.5 mpg by the 2025 model year. For most, the suggestion of all vehicles being subject to an expectation of 50+ miles per gallon paints a very ugly picture […] More »
By: admin | September 2, 2011
by Patrick Rall The geniuses at The Street recently did a piece proclaiming that the death of the American pickup truck was upon us. They went on to point out that the Big 3 do not sell as many trucks as they once did, and in that regard, they are right. Today’s consumer has more […] More »
By: admin | August 30, 2011
by John CoyleDodge Forum Now, I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on truck pulls. But I reckon this one–which happened last Saturday at Morgan’s Corner in North Carolina–didn’t turn out the way the driver intended. The bright side is that while he blew up his truck, he at least managed to put […] More »
By: admin | August 29, 2011
by Patrick Rall We have known for some time now that the Dodge Dakota turned Ram Dakota would be coming to an end as we know it sometime this year, and now it would appear the end of the Dakota is upon us. Along the way, as the end of the Dakota was discussed by […] More »
By: admin | August 26, 2011
by Patrick Rall The folks at the Ram Truck brand have launched a new contest on Facebook where you and a friend could each win a 2012 Ram 1500 Express – a total prize package worth almost $50,000 for you and that lucky friend in the new Share The Glory Sweepstakes! In addition to the […] More »
By: admin | August 17, 2011
by Patrick Rall Recently, the Chrysler Group made its second and third deliveries of small fleets of Ram Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) to two cities in California as a portion of their deal with the US Department of Energy. The first delivery was earlier this year with 10 Ram 1500 PHEVs being delivered to […] More »
By: admin | August 15, 2011
by Patrick Rall July 2011 was a good month for the Chrysler Group as they lead the entire American auto industry in year over year sales growth among major automotive groups (July 2011 compared to July 2010). The Chrysler Group sold 112,026 cars, trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles in July 2011 – a 20% […] More »
By: admin | August 10, 2011
