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Toyota preparing to join EV truck, SUV green wave – big time

By James Raia Like several rivals, Toyota plans to vastly expand its electric vehicle lineup worldwide. The carmaker predicts it will offer approximately 70 electrified...

Be among the first: Next Level debuts $132K 6×6 Jeep Gladiator

By James Raia Next Level, a new company based in Irvine, California, has debuted its first product – a three-axle, six-wheeled Jeep Gladiator with a...

Color my pickup truck green! You bet – in fake grass

By James Raia Sean Lamothe, the owner of Grass Masters, a lawn care service, believes in green technology. But he has a different take on...

RV Review: Does Capri Camper have the least-expensive truck campers?

By Tony Barthel We’ve taken a look at one of the largest and most expensive pickup campers on the market, the Host Campers Mammoth. But...

New Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup truck has identity crisis

By James Raia The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz is getting a lot of attention as the South Korean manufacturer's first pickup truck. But it already...

Ford F-150 pickup truck honors never stop coming

By James Raia There's little acclaim that hasn't been bestowed upon the Ford F-150 pickup truck. But honors keep coming. PickupTrucks.com and its parent site Cars.com...

Rivian challenges Tesla with better EV truck, SUV battery warranty

By James Raia A few months prior to its first deliveries, Rivian has taken the electric vehicle battery warranty lead over Tesla among pickup trucks...

It’s literally unreal! $2.5 million paid for as-yet non-existent Hummer

By James Raia Collectible cars are in such demand a woman recently paid $2.5 million at an auction in Arizona for a new GMC Hummer...

New pickup truck sneak peek: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz

By James Raia Hyundai wants to change the standard industry term "Sport Utility Vehicle" to "Sport Adventure Vehicle" with the debut of its 2022 Santa...

Heavy load: Ford regains towing honors in half-ton trucks

By James Raia MotorTrend has just released a comprehensive look at all things related to 2021 trucks, from payload to towing, gas mileage to bed...

Chevy Silverado fans rejoice: More power on the horizon

By James Raia For RVers fond of Chevy Silverado pickup trucks, a new powerful option will soon be available. Callaway Cars has unveiled a 602...

Try your luck! Carvana will sell you a truck from a vending machine

By James Raia If you're interested in buying a used car or truck, there's a novel way and it's now available in about 30 locations...

2022 Ford Super Duty truck series coming soon with more tech

By James Raia The brawn and bravado of pickup trucks are defined in the pending 2022 Ford Super Duty offerings. The models – F-250, F-350 and...

New electric pickup truck Alpha Wolf announced

By Tony Barthel It used to be the “Big Three” had almost no real competition. The barrier to entry for starting a car company was...

BMW once made pickup trucks – but it won’t do so again

By James Raia BMW makes vehicles admired by many performance-car enthusiasts. The automaker's reputation, like other German carmakers' pedigrees, is well-heeled and varied. BMW makes comfortable...

Can you Canoo? Odd-named electric pickup truck announced

By James Raia Another pickup truck with a unique appearance and odd name is scheduled to soon join the ever-expanding ranks of electric vehicles. Canoo Inc.,...

The 1973 Ford Explorer pickup – A wacky RV concept!

By Tony Barthel The 1970s were an interesting time for the RV world. RV sales were starting to really take off and even the auto...

Honda, Jeep only trucks getting Consumer Reports kudos

By James Raia Pickup trucks continue to dominate sales in the United States. But Consumer Reports isn't impressed. Among the 17 pickup trucks tested by the...

Used truck sales? No surprise: Ford, Chevy, Ram lead pack

By James Raia It's nothing new that the Ford F-150 remains the country's top brand among new pickup truck sales. But the enduring vehicle is...

Truck drivers take note: Cooper Tires faces recall; also, Goodyear buying Cooper

By James Raia An estimated 430,000 light truck tires made by Cooper® Tires have been recalled because they can develop sidewall bulges that could lead...

Falling Wisconsin pickup truck driver cited for 3 offenses

By James Raia Richard Oliver, the pickup truck driver who lived after his vehicle plunged 70 feet over a railing on I-94 in Wisconsin, has...

Elvis lives! One of the King’s rare GMC pickup trucks set for auction

By James Raia Elvis Presley loved a lot of things, including an intense passion for cars and trucks. The King of Rock and Roll owned...

Wisconsin truck driver miracle! He survives 70-foot fall

By James Raia How scary is winter driving? A melting snowbank and freezing conditions on a freeway ramp could have cost a Wisconsin truck driver...

Chevy Silverado trucks involved in massive recall

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling more than 1.7 million 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra...

Bargain trucks? Ford, Ram have 2020 surplus inventory

By James Raia The coronavirus stunned the automotive industry with lower sales, leaving plenty of new 2020 trucks remaining, including Ford F-150 and Ram 1500...

A new frontier for 2022 Nissan Frontier

By James Raia Can pickup trucks possibly get any more popular? Despite business doldrums because of the coronavirus pandemic, pickup truck manufacturers continue to try to...

2021 Honda Ridgeline debuts soon with price increase

By James Raia The much-anticipated 2021 Honda Ridgeline has a new look and a new higher price. Honda recently announced the MSRP for all of the...

New Truck Preview: 2022 Ram 1500 goes hybrid

By James Raia Among the lightweight truck's "Big Three," the pending 2022 Ram 1500 will feature mid-generation upgrades and will include a hybrid powertrain for...

2021 Toyota Tacoma Review: Nightshade Edition shines

By James Raia Sometimes it's best not to mess with the best. But Toyota has taken its top-selling, mid-size Tacoma and made it more appealing. The...

Check out the funky Tropiclassic – the Ford Super Duty/sedan mashup

By Tony Barthel Let’s say you’re wanting a bigger vehicle to tow more trailer but your spouse wants a small sedan instead of a big...

Used truck sales increased in 2020

By James Raia Amid the pandemic, the automotive industry had solidarity. It suffered with the rest of the business world. But there were exceptions to...

Ford F-150 reigns as country’s most popular new vehicle in 2020

By James Raia It comes as no surprise. Pickup trucks remained the country's most popular new vehicles in 2020. The Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500...

2022 Truck Preview: No name yet, but Ford Maverick likely

By James Raia It could be called the Ford Maverick, Courier or Ranchero. All are well-known vehicle names among enthusiasts of Ford offerings of yesteryear....

Seat belt bracket issue prompts GM truck, SUV recall

By James Raia Faulty seat belt brackets have prompted a recall of 624,000 pickup trucks and SUVs from the current and past two years of...

New Truck Preview: 2022 Toyota Tundra is all new

By James Raia After years of minor upgrades, the 2022 Toyota Tundra will be all new with a bigger payload and towing capacities and a...

Big recall on GM, Chevy pickup trucks for seat belt failure issue

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling 624,216 model year 2019-2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks, 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe...

Get an electric truck – or RV – from Camping World?

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Interest is high in shifting away from fossil fuels as motor fuel. Still, a practical real-world alternative fuel vehicle...

Ram announces production of biggest, baddest truck

By James Raia Production of the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, the latest edition of the brand's three straight years of Truck of the Year honors...

Toyota Tacoma, Tundra reign in used truck parade

By James Raia Toyota claimed top honors for best midsize and best full-sized used trucks, according to the latest analysis of iseecars.com. The online automotive search...

Diesel truck owners know how to cheat – big time

By James Raia The results of a recent study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Enforcement Division detail the widespread removal of emission...

Pending Rivian EV pickup truck reaches reservation limit

By James Raia The much-touted Rivian electric pickup truck has reached a milestone even before one of its new trucks has sold. The startup announced...

Hercules 6×6 rules massive, six-wheel pickup truck empire

By James Raia The new Hercules 6x6 pickup truck from Rezvani is appropriately named. It's been designated as the world's most powerful six-wheel pickup truck,...

Massive truck, SUV Takata airbag recall stuns General Motors

By James Raia The faulty Takata airbag catastrophe keeps getting worse. General Motors announced it will recall about seven million pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide...

Consumer Reports skewers Ford, Chevy, GMC, Nissan trucks

By James Raia The Ford F-150, the perennially top-selling vehicle in the United States, just got graded as below average in reliability in the annual...

Jay Leno honors Walmart, recreates founder’s 1979 Ford F-150

By James Raia Jay Leno needs another vehicle like he needs another pair of jeans and a new denim shirt. Sam Walton, the founder of...

Ford says “no” to EV Super Duty trucks – for now

By James Raia Super Duty Trucks add to Ford's lineup of top-selling vehicles, and the carmaker is continually expanding its electric vehicle market. But there's...

Rivian sets debut, prices, specs for powerful EV trucks

By James Raia The long-awaited Rivian, the uniquely designed electric pickup truck, will be available to consumers in the summer of 2021 and with a...

Surprise! Santa Cruz will debut as first Hyundai pickup truck

By James Raia After sliding sales for several years because of its emphasis on sedans, Hyundai will soon debut its first pickup truck, the 2021...

Toyota leads pickup truck status with best five-year depreciation

By James Raia Four pickup trucks, including two Toyota models, are among the top-10 list of vehicles with the lowest five-year depreciation. The results are...

Pickup trucks, SUVs rule on top-10 five-year depreciation ratings

By James Raia Four pickup trucks are among the top-10 vehicles with the lowest five-year depreciation, according to a new report from iSeeCars.com. The automotive data...