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  • June 2008

    • Why Dodge Drivers Totally Suck

      Esquire  |  Jun 25, 08 11:46 AM CDT

      Why Dodge Drivers Totally Suck

      (Newser) - Of all the rules of the road, there is one cardinal, hands-down, no-exceptions tenet: “The guy who ignores the stop sign, who blasts past me in a no-passing zone, who plays chicken on a potholed strip of county two-lane, drives a Ram,” Benjamin Percy writes in Esquire . Dodge may be dead last in truck sales, but that doesn't dampen a Ram driver's spirit: It only gets him going. More »

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      driving  • trucks  • Dodge  • pickup trucks

    • Plunging Truck Sales Drive Ford Deeper Into the Red

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 21, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      Plunging Truck Sales Drive Ford Deeper Into the Red

      (Newser) - Ford's recovery plans have been sent careening off the road by the continuing drop in truck and SUV sales, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company, which now expects this year's losses to top 2007's $2.7 billion, has given up hope of being back in the black by 2009. The ailing Detroit giant has cut production again and delayed the launch of its new F-150 pickup. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Ford  • Chrysler  • automaker  • SUV  • trucks  • pickup trucks

  • May 2008

    • SUVs Plunge in Value as Drivers Turn to Smaller Cars

      CNN  |  May 24, 08 8:21 AM CDT

      SUVs Plunge in Value as Drivers Turn to Smaller Cars

      (Newser) - SUVs are falling out of fashion fast as gas prices go through the roof, CNN reports. As drivers downsize to more fuel-efficient vehicles, gas-guzzlers are filling up used-car lots—but there aren't many buyers. The biggest SUVs—like the Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Chevy Suburban—are dropping in value by the thousands, a dealer reports. More »

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      gas prices  • auto industry  • Ford  • SUV  • SUVs  • vehicle  • drivers  • pickup trucks

  • April 2008

    • Pickup Sales Plummet to 10-Year Low

      BusinessWeek  |  Apr 9, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Pickup Sales Plummet to 10-Year Low

      (Newser) - US pickup truck sales tumbled in March, hitting their lowest level in nearly a decade. The Big Three all reported double-digit percentage drops in sales this month—the Dodge Ram was down 26%—and large pickups represented barely more than 10% of the auto market. High gas prices added fuel to the freefall, but the housing crisis—and an attendant drop in carting construction loads—may have had the most impact. More »

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      gas prices  • housing market  • General Motors  • Ford  • auto sales  • US automakers  • Big Three  • pickup trucks  • Ford F 150

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