New Chevrolet Silverado And GMC Sierra Trucks Debut This Year
General Motors has confirmed that ‘Chevrolet and GMC will reveal the new Silverado and Sierra this year.’ The current Silverado and Sierra went on sale for the 2019 model, receiving…
Ford Is Pausing F-150 Lightning Production To Focus on Gas Trucks
Ford F-150 Lightning production will remain paused for the foreseeable future. After the devastating fire at Novelis’s aluminum plant in Oswego, New York, the automaker will shift its production priorities,…
‘Do Not Drive:’ Ford Issues a Recall for Super Duty Trucks With Bad Brake Pedals
Ford is warning 2025 Super Duty owners not to drive their pickups. They might have a brake pedal assembly that lacks a retaining spring that’s designed to secure the brake…
Another State Just Passed a Law to Protect Japanese Mini Trucks
A bill designed to protect 25-year-old and older imported Japanese mini trucks in Texas passed today, the culmination of a years-long effort to change the law. The state’s Department of…
Ford recalls bevy of trucks and SUVs over trailer brake issue, again
Ford is recalling 10,627 pickup trucks and SUVs a second time because a trailer-brake software issue may not have been corrected under a previous recall. The list of recalled models…
GM’s 6.2-liter V-8 investigated for engine failure in SUVs, trucks
General Motors’ biggest vehicles equipped with the brand’s biggest engine may have a big problem. The NHTSA in January opened an investigation into the 6.2-liter V-8 engine offered on the…
Ford planning plug-in hybrid trucks and SUVs
CEO Jim Farley said Ford is planning an extended-range EV possibly for use in pickups and large SUVs The technology uses a gas-powered generator to charge a battery that feeds…
Electric pickup trucks: A complete guide
Electric pickup trucks may not have the massive towing capacity of heavy duty diesel trucks, but for virtually every other purpose they are superior to gas- or diesel-powered trucks: they’re…
Ford recalls nearly 300,000 heavy duty diesel trucks
Diesel trucks prefer to work, at least that’s what the latest Ford recall suggests. Ford Super Duty diesel pickup trucks that sat idle during the pandemic may have a fuel…
GM recalls 461,000 trucks and SUVs due to transmission issues
General Motors is recalling 461,839 pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with diesel engines because of a potential transmission issue that could cause the rear wheels to lock up. A transmission…