Posted on December 5th, 2010 • by David Zatz
Buyers who have been waiting for a Ram with a Cummins diesel V8 or a hybrid-electric powertrain may be in luck, if new entries in dealers’ Star systems are accurate. The 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 in both regular and quad cab is showing up with a 5.0 liter V8 diesel engine, most likely the one [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2010 • by David Zatz
Ram Trucks is celebrating its recent win at the Texas Truck Rodeo, an annual competition organized by the Texas Auto Writers Association, with a new marketing and advertising campaign, confined to the Texas region. Not only did the 2011 Ram 1500 win the coveted “Truck of Texas” title, but Rams swept every category they entered, [...]
Posted on November 10th, 2010 • by David Zatz
pickuptrucks.com‘s Mike Levine wrote that two sources had told him of a forthcoming name change to Ram trucks. When the 1994 Ram was launched, with class-leading powertrains, interiors, styling, and overall design, the company changed the name of their trucks from “D-x50″ to “Ram x500,” essentially adding a zero. The names have remained that way [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2010 • by David Zatz
The Republic announced that pioneering diesel engine maker Cummins is adding 350 professional jobs in Columbus, Indiana, buying an office building to accommodate them (possession of the building is expected in the first quarter of 2011). Cummins vice president Mark Gerstle said the expansion was almost entirely due to international expansion. The technical and professional [...]