Stellantis will move ahead with plans to build a midsize pickup truck—likely for the Ram brand—at its idled assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, in 2027.
If you want something less expensive than the Ram 1500, you can probably still find a few Ram 1500 Classics on dealer lots. If you want something from Ram that’s smaller than a full-size pickup truck,
Stellantis’ chairman detailed several plans for U.S. investments when meeting with President Donald Trump before his Monday inauguration.
As a pickup and commercial vehicle brand, could Ram soon add a passenger van to its lineup? Don’t laugh. New CEO Tim Kuniskis said he wants one in an interview with Automotive News last week. This comes on the heels of mediocre sales performance in 2024,
This rather unexpected turnabout will result in around 1,500 returning workers at Belvidere to support mid-size pickup truck production
The new boss of Ram says he “desperately” wants a smaller pickup truck to help the brand better compete with rivals, including Toyota and Ford. For years, speculation has swirled about Ram entering the mid-size pickup market in the US and while small Ram trucks are present in overseas markets, America has so far missed out.
And Ram is gathering hand-raisers for the 1500 REV and Ramcharger trucks as deliveries are pushed back. A new report from Motor1 claims Stellantis (and thereby Ram) have confirmed that an all-new generation of the midsize Dakota pickup truck will return by the end of the decade.
Ram will reenter the segment it left in 2011, with the new truck to be built at the plant in Belvidere, Illinois, which has been idle since 2023.
The truck comes in two flavors, the RAM Heavy Duty 2500 and 3500, with the 3500 being the more powerful of the two, as in previous years. Seven trims are also available for the new trucks ...
Cabins come in new trim-specific materials, as well. Like it has with past 1500 trucks, Ram makes the biggest strides through tech advancements and improved cabin niceties. A 12.0-inch ...
There's a void in the midsize truck segment found in Auburn Hills, Michigan these dats. Since the departure of Dodge's Dakota, the FCA-turned-Stellantis chunk of the medium pickup category has been empty, but a leaked memo obtained by Crain’s Chicago Business makes clear that's set to change soon.