Ram is ready to stump the Earth with a new model that fills a key void in its Heavy Duty lineup. The 2023 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Rebel slots between the Big Horn and Power Wagon, but unlike the latter which settles for the 6.4-litre HEMI V8 (410 horsepower, 429 lb-ft. of torque), it is also available with the 6.7-litre Cummins turbo-diesel six-cylinder engine, which delivers 370 horsepower along with 850 lb-ft. of torque.
As we reported last week, new vehicle sales in Canada increased by 6.4 percent in the second quarter and by 4.3 percent during the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year, according to figures compiled by Automotive News Research & Data Center. A total of 958,442 vehicles were …
Laughlin, NV— The heavy-duty truck market comes down to just three players: Ford , General Motors and Ram . For a very long time, these three American manufacturers have been engaged in a merciless battle to attract or retain customers who need to haul and tow heavy loads and carry …
Following a boost of nearly 12 percent in 2023 (the largest annual increase since 1997), new light-duty vehicle sales in Canada rose 8.2 percent in 2024 to 1.86 million units, according to Automotive News Data Center. Declining interest rates are helping make up for prices that keep getting higher and …
Ram promises to electrify most of its models by 2025. And in 2030, all segments will be covered. For example, the new ProMaster BEV should be ready to deliver goods as early as 2023, and the Ram 1500 EV will hit the market in 2024. It all sounds very promising.
Today at the Los Angeles Auto Show , the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) awards organization named three cars, three trucks and three utility vehicles as its 2026 finalists. The winners will be crowned on January 14 at the opening of the North American …
Remember when Ram announced an extension of its limited powertrain warranty back in June, but only in the U.S.? Well, the company has changed its mind so Canadian customers will benefit from the same coverage, too. All 2026 model-year Ram models—including the Ram 1500 and Heavy Duty trucks and ProMaster …
Ford has attracted attention in recent months for botched recall work, but Ram now finds itself in a similar situation. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation is looking into nearly 1.2 million Ram trucks from the 2013-2018 model years that were previously recalled to …
Similar to the Ram 1500 , a Black Express model will join the Ram Heavy Duty lineup for the 2026 model year. There’s an equally new Warlock model on the way, too. Both will arrive later this summer from the Saltillo plant in Mexico, just like the others. “Everyone likes …
Ram is taking the bull (or ram?) by the horns as it tries to lure back customers that left the brand over the past year or two. In fact, the company has a new tagline—"Nothing Stops Ram.” After adding a low-price model called Express and bringing back the popular 5.7-litre …
Ram sales keep falling, with a 29-percent drop in Canada during the first quarter of 2025, and the brand’s full-size pickup (including both the Ram 1500 and Ram Heavy Duty ) is largely responsible, of course. Following the discontinuation of the Ram 1500 Classic , high prices are keeping many …
U.S. President Donald Trump's 25-percent tariff on all foreign-made automobiles and parts has now come into effect. Vehicles from Canada and Mexico that meet CUSMA's trade rules will be hit by the tariff only on the non-American content. But make no mistake: this will result in significant price hikes all …
The Ram 1500 is not the only one getting a serious update for the 2025 model year. The Ram Heavy Duty trucks benefit from a similar treatment, and you could say that the company has taken the ram by the horns to make hard work easier than before. The standard …
"This is a truck that is conquesting in Canada today," says Howard Elmer about the 2016 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. "The reason for that is because it's a tool, and it's a very useful tool." Howard hooked up the trailer to find out how useful the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel truly is …
The 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel sets out to redefine the half-ton pickup segment thanks to its 3.0-litre diesel powerplant that offers the towing and payload capacities of a larger motor while maintaining highway fuel economy that rivals most mid-size passenger sedans. It’s not perfect, though, as Howard Elmer notes, and …
Rough, tough and ready to rumble off-road, the Power Wagon is a special variant of the heavy-duty Ram 2500 that's optimized for climbing over boulders and muscling through deep ruts. Like the rest of the Ram's pickup lineup, it received a thorough updated for the latest model year that includes …