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ProductsFebruary 5, 2014

EPA Rates Ram 1500 EcoDiesel at 28 Mpg Highway, Chrysler Says

Chrysler Group says its EcoDiesel-powered 2014 Ram 1500 has earned a 28-mile-per-gallon rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the best highway-cycle test result ever achieved by a full-size, half-ton pickup, according to the company. Its combined city-highway rating is 23 mpg.

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ProductsDecember 2, 2013

Small ProMaster Van Coming from Ram Commercial

The Ram Commercial Truck division today confirmed that it will offer a new small cargo and passenger van for North America next year, a move the organization has hinted at for several years.

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Articlesby Tom BergOctober 18, 2013

New Choices, New Excitement For Cargo Vans

‘May you live in interesting times” is usually taken as a wry Chinese curse. But for cargo vans and the people who run them, an interesting era is here and it should be a blessing. New European-based products are being sent to the marketplace, and they’ll offer new efficiencies and choices in a segment that has languished design-wise since the first of that breed.

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ProductsSeptember 23, 2013

ProMaster Van, 6.4 Hemi V-8, EcoDiesel V-6 Offer New Capabilities to Ram Customers

Chrysler’s Ram brand has an entirely new truck and two new engines just entering the market, and work-oriented customers might find them to be terrific tools. The new truck is the ProMaster full-size van, and the engines are the large-displacement 6.4-liter gasoline V-8 for Ram Heavy Duty models and compact 3-liter diesel V-6 for the Ram 1500 pickup.

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Articlesby Tom BergAugust 6, 2013

Medium-Duty Update: Winners, Losers and Overall Steady Growth

Depending on who you are in the medium-duty truck business, things are going great, or well, or not so good but looking up. A few builders have picked up market share in Classes 3, 4 and 5 and in Class 6-7. Others have lost some or a lot, but sales continue to climb for most midrange truck makers.

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ProductsJuly 1, 2013

Ram HDs Get Bigger Hemi Gasoline V-8 for 2014

Chrysler Group’s Ram Truck brand is introducing a new 6.4-liter gasoline V-8 for most 2014-model Heavy Duty pickups and cab-chassis trucks, with the engine taking gasoline power to Ram’s 4500 and 5500 vehicles for the first time.

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ProductsMarch 6, 2013

ProMaster Prices Start at $26,030, Ram Says

Pricing on the upcoming ProMaster vans from Chrysler's Ram Truck division will start at $26,030, the company announced today at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

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ProductsFebruary 13, 2013

Ram ProMaster 2014 Shows in Chicago

The new 2014 Ram ProMaster is Ram Commercial's latest addition to its commercial vehicle lineup. ProMaster takes its place in the expanding, purpose-built, full-size van segment with a number of best-in-class features focused on the commercial customer.

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ArticlesNovember 28, 2012

Ram Launches Commercial Truck Division, Confirms Full-Size Van for 2013

Chryslers Ram brand is expanding its BusinessLink and On The Job activities by launching a Commercial Truck division, and has confirmed plans for a full-size van based on a Fiat model from Europe

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Articlesby Tom BergMarch 1, 2008

Midrange Test Drive: Ram 5500

Dodge's heaviest commercial truck combines a beefy chassis with a cab from the 1500 series pickup.

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