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Nissan teases 2022 Frontier, announces reveal date
The wait is nearly over. Nissan announced this week that in two weeks it will be revealing its 2022 Frontier pickup alongside its 2022 Pathfinder SUV. Nissan teased the two vehicles in a photo shown above. It’s been roughly 15 years since the midsize Frontier has undergone a major redesign. One thing’s for certain, Nissan’s […]
January 20, 2021
Vans
Work Truck Show announces schedule info and more for this year’s show
The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced more information this week about Work Truck Week 2021 (WTW21), a new online event for the commercial vehicle industry March 8–12, 2021. WTW21 will include exclusive product updates from work truck OEMs, industry-specific educational sessions, opportunities to connect with leading manufacturers and suppliers, and a media day. Participating companies will share the latest information on work trucks, equipment […]
January 20, 2021
Pickups
Ford, Mazda air bag petitions rejected by NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced this week that it rejected petitions from Ford and Mazda to nix recalls for their vehicles equipped with Takata air bags. Takata air bags were found to be defective in other vehicles and subsequently recalled by the millions in the largest such effort ever led by the agency. […]
January 20, 2021
Trucks
Ongoing political unrest calls for more protestor mitigation training
Thousands of National Guard troops and local law enforcement will be stationed in and around Washington D.C. Wednesday – and other points nationwide – as a safeguard against activists protesting President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Protests and demonstrations have become part of the national landscape. Whether stirred by political leanings or inspired by acts of social injustice, hoards […]
January 20, 2021
Trucks
Self-driving icon Anthony Levandowski receives presidential pardon
On his last day in office today U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had pardoned autonomous driving pioneer and Pronto AI co-founder Anthony Levandowski who had been sentenced to prison last year for intellectual property theft. Waymo, a self-driving subsidiary of Google, had claimed that Levandowski, a former Google engineer, had made off with […]
January 20, 2021
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Rough road of politics: OEM tweets on DC turmoil draw praise, criticism
A Twitter comment posted by General Motors CEO Mary Barra condemning recent violence at the United States Capitol sparked a flood of responses from GM workers asking the CEO to keep their jobs intact at a recently shuttered GM factory in India. Barra and other auto industry leaders took to Twitter last Wednesday denouncing the […]
January 13, 2021
Trucks
Toyota confirms solid-state battery development
Oh, what a feeling! Toyota confirmed this week that they’re indeed developing a solid-state battery to be used in vehicle electrification. Compared to conventional lithium-ion, solid-state batteries are much lighter, more powerful, take up less space, charge faster, last longer and present much lower risks for flammability. While Toyota understandably won’t say much on the […]
January 6, 2021
Pickups
Fisker announces all-electric pickup
Fisker is now the latest auto company to throw its hat into the growing ring of all-electric pickups. While Fisker founder and CEO Henrik Fisker claimed in a recent Tweet that his forthcoming truck will be “the lightest, most efficient EV pick up in the world,” like other truck manufacturers, important insights into max towing […]
January 6, 2021
Pickups
Ford F-150 Max Recline Seats designed with sleep in mind
For anyone who’s tried snoozing in a vehicle, this one’s for you. Ford recently announced that its all-new F-150 can be optioned with patented Max Recline Seats. “The all-new Max Recline Seats in F-150 were inspired by those adjustable beds you see on TV to help make our customers more comfortable while resting in the […]
January 6, 2021
Pickups
Ford F-150 dominates new and used vehicle sales
Pickups reigned supreme among auto sales in 2020 with the Ford F-150 nailing the top spots for both new and used vehicle sales. A recent iSeeCars study looked at 12.9 million vehicle sales for 2020 and found that the Big Blue Oval’s iconic F-150 took the top spots in new and used vehicle sales in […]
January 6, 2021
Pickups
GMC electric HUMMER arrives at winter proving grounds
With a rear license plate reading OMGREAL, GM reports that its HUMMER EV has arrived at at GM’s Milford Proving Grounds to continue validation tests and will head to northern Michigan to run through the team’s tough winter testing process. GM will document the journey and share updates in the coming weeks and months. The […]
December 30, 2020
Pickups
Toyota rolls out new 2021 Tundra Trail and Nightshade editions
Toyota Tundra is undergoing some changes for model year 2021 which includes two new truck packages and new exterior colors. Toyota’s new Trail and Nightshade Special Edition packages are aimed at growing lifestyle segments. The 2021 Tundra Trail Special Edition is geared towards Tundra buyers who love the great outdoors and appreciate getting there with […]
December 30, 2020
Pickups
GM to reveal plug-in Chevy truck
GM will soon be offering a glimpse at their concept vehicles one of which is reportedly a plug-in Chevy truck. According to Bloomberg Green, GM will reveal their latest electrified vehicles in a video during a speech that GM CEO Mary Barra will be giving at the Consumer Electronics Show next month. Barra, who will […]
December 30, 2020
Vocational
Nikola, Republic call-off refuse truck deal
Nikola announced today that Nikola and Republic Services have discontinued their collaboration on refuse truck development. The goal of the collaboration was to design and build an industry-first fully integrated refuse truck based on a zero-emissions battery-electric drive platform and body while also integrating multiple new systems. After considerable collaboration and review, both companies determined […]
December 23, 2020
Pickups
Production begins on 2021 Ram TRX with first truck going to charity
Production has begun on the highly anticipated Ram 1500 TRX and the first truck has been reserved for charity. The world’s most powerful factory-produced pickup is being built at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. where the first truck, VIN #001, from the sold-out Ram TRX Launch Edition lineup, will soon head […]
December 17, 2020
Pickups
Move over FX4 and make way for the 2021 Ford F-150 Tremor
Ford has expanded its already large swath of F-150 offerings with the 2021 F-150 Tremor. As far as off-roading capability goes, the F-150 Tremor falls in between the FX4 package and Raptor while maintaining impressive towing and payload capabilities. “Like Super Duty Tremor and Ranger Tremor, introducing the all-new F-150 Tremor is a direct response […]
December 16, 2020
Pickups
Ford claims best gas fuel economy with its new 2021 F-150 hybrid
Ford announced that its hybrid 2021 Ford F-150 is—no surprise here—a fuel economy leader among gas-powered full-size light-duty trucks. The 3.5-liter PowerBoostV6, the only full hybrid available in a pickup, has the best combined fuel economy rating for gas-powered full-size ½-ton pickups with an EPA-estimated 25 mpg on 4×2 models. The 4×2 PowerBoost, with EPA-estimated […]
December 16, 2020
Vans
Walmart adding more autonomous vehicles with longer routes
Walmart is stepping up its commitment to autonomous deliveries by taking on temperature-controlled AVs. Walmart announced this week that following a successful pilot with AV middle-mile specialists Gatik, they’re taking their next step forward with Gatik’s self-driving box trucks which are built on Ford Transit chassis cabs. “When we begin incorporating driverless Box Trucks into […]
December 16, 2020
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