Archive for 'Isuzu'
Spied! Next-Generation Global Chevrolet Colorado
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by admin.
Photos by Brian Williams for Brenda Priddy & Company We've officially heard from Ford that it's uncertain if the company's upcoming global "T6" Ranger small truck will be available in North America after production of the U.S.-built Ranger ends in 2011. Now, the same pattern appears to be playing itself out for the Ranger's rival, the Chevrolet Colorado
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The Top 10 Significant Trucks of the Decade
Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by admin.
Despite the economic challenges of the past two years, it’s hard not to look back at the past 10 years without calling it the Decade of the Pickup Truck. Sales of full-size pickups hit 2.56 million units in 2004, and Ford’s F-Series trucks remain the nation’s best-selling vehicles, 33 years in a row
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The Top 10 Concept Trucks of the Decade
Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by admin.
With the end of 2009 just a few days away and the North American International Auto Show set to kick off the next ten years of automotive progress in mid-January, now is the perfect time to take a look back at the Top 10 Concept Trucks of the Decade. These are the futuristic and fun pickups that we dreamed we'd be parking in our driveway in 2010, though it didn't quite turn out that way for most of these rigs. No
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Report: GM-Isuzu Duramax Diesel Joint Venture At Risk?
Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by admin.
Could General Motors go it alone building Duramax diesel engines for its Heavy Duty pickups instead of with manufacturing partner Isuzu Motors, Ltd? Isuzu President Susumu Hosoi said he's seeking talks with GM to review the companies' joint venture DMAX, Ltd. factory, where Duramax engines are produced in Morraine, Ohio, and that ending joint production “may be an option,” according to a report by Bloomberg .
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Mazda Drops B-Series Pickup From U.S. Lineup
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
After 37 years in the U.S. market, Mazda has dropped the B-Series compact pickup truck. The news was confirmed to PickupTrucks.com Tuesday evening by Jeremy Barnes, Mazda's U.S.
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First Look: 2011 Duramax Diesel V-8 Engine
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by admin.
We’ve shown you spy photos and shared what our sources have told us, but now GM has pulled back more of the veil surrounding its next-generation heavy-duty Duramax diesel V-8 engine program.
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Recall Alert: Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Isuzu I-Series Pickup Trucks
Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by admin.
From our colleagues at Cars.com , GM has issued a recall for 185,903 GMT 355 series midsize pickup trucks, including the 2004-09 Chevrolet Colorado and 2004-09 GMC Canyon twins and badge-engineered 2006-08 Isuzu I-Series, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Recall Alert: 185,903 GM Trucks
Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by admin.
GM has issued a recall for 185,903 pickups, including the Chevrolet Colorado from the 2004-09 model years, the GMC Canyon from the 2004-09 model years, the 2006 Isuzu I-280, the 2006 Isuzu I-350, the Isuzu I-290 from the 2007-08 model years and the Isuzu I-370 from the 2007-08 model years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . The recall is due to a brake-lamp switch that may not work because of contamination in the switch. This could mean that the brake lamps won’t work or will stay continuously lit, either of which could pose a safety hazard to other drivers who can’t see what the driver intends to do.
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GM Ends Production of Medium Duty Trucks
Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by admin.
As reported by our friends at Automobile , the last GM medium duty truck rolled off the assembly line last week in Flint, Mich. The white GMC Top Kick C7500 was the 205,790 GMT-560 built during an eight-year production run.
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USA Today’s Best Clunker of the Day
Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by admin.
We’ve been covering Cash for Clunkers in depth, but our friends over at Drive On, USA Today’s blog on all things automotive, have added a great feature — Clunker of the Day. Their initial post is terrific: A guy bought an Isuzu Rodeo two years ago for 600 bucks, complete with a real gunshot hole (not those tacky gunshot stickers), and just traded it in for $4,500 toward a new car. As the owner writes, “Thanks, Obama!” The editors at Drive On will feature clunkers regularly, so check back with them
