All-new 2019 Ram 1500 will make its grand debut at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show.
It has been common knowledge for some time now that an all-new Ram 1500 was coming. Over the past year or so, there have been countless images of the 2019 test trucks with their camouflage. More recently, a photographer caught the new half-ton pickup in the wild without any protective coverings. The truck in those photos appears to be production-ready, so it has been speculated that the next generation truck would debut in LA or Detroit. You can check those images out at Motor Authority by clicking here.
Yesterday, the third quarter financial results were published by FCA and in that PDF is the chart above, which states that the 2019 Ram 1500 will be revealed in January 2018. The only major auto show in January is the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, so it looks as though the next Ram 1500 will debut on the week of January 8th.
Production of the all-new 2019 Ram 1500 will begin during the first quarter of 2018 at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant rather than at the Warren Truck plant. The Warren plant will be retooled to build the new Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer once Ram 1500 production has shifted to Sterling Heights, with the first next gen trucks arriving by summer.
The New Ram
There are no real details on the next generation Ram 1500, but we know that the 2019 model year truck will get a vastly different front end. Gone are the large headlights and the bold crosshair grille, with a narrower grille with horizontal bars and much slimmer headlights creating the new face of the half-ton truck.
Frankly, as a long-time Dodge truck owner, I am going to have a hard time getting used to this sleeker front end design. I do not dislike the look of the Ram in the spy shots linked above, but I’ve come to love the look of the big, bold Ram headlights and grille. I also like the newer non-crosshair grille on the current trucks, as they give the Ram Rebel a very powerful look, but this slimmer grille really is a massive change.
In any case, we will know everything that there is to know about the 2019 Ram 1500 early in January when it makes its debut at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show. When that day comes, you can expect plenty of live shots from the show floor here on DodgeForum.
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