With the global recession gone, the markets now are seeing some growth, and it has been a great sight of relief for the auto makers, who really have seen some Crisis during recession. But now the auto markets are seeing some growth and the latest example of them all is of the US auto market where the large trucks sale acquired a growth of 12.4% last month, this is the biggest monthly cut up in past nine months. The reports have been confirmed by many of the auto experts, who have been studying market constantly and understands each and every aspect of the market. Last year, in July all the six major US auto makers registered higher sports-utility vehicle and truck sales, with Nissan Motor Co. topping the charts by posting the biggest gain of 52%. In the mean time, the car sales have slid across the board. According to the trade gurus, the  [...] 

Are you looking for a good deal? We have ten of them. For all our consumers looking for a bargain here are our top ten trucks, SUVs and minivans deals for the month. All the deals listed here are the best value deals you can get in the market. Some of the deals listed here offer great profits with regard to leasing. After evaluating all the aspects of leasing including the down payments, monthly payments, mileage, term, True Market Value and drive-off fees, we have compiled the list of vehicles that offers lease deals that will offer their consumers the best value for their money. Some of the deals come in the market with immense financing deals. We took a deep look at the terms of these financing deals, True Market Value for the deals and the APR and evaluated the deals on the basis of all these factors, to see which offers the exceptional  [...] 

Trucks of yesteryears weren’t the ideal vehicle for the taller drivers; as a matter of fact taller drivers faced great deal of problems in adjusting in those small cabins. Keeping this in mind, auto makers now a day have started making trucks that have cabins more spacious than ever before. We are sure if you are taller and are thinking of buying a truck you would have been immensely pleased with this, and it actually is great news for all the taller drivers. But if you still aren’t sure on which are the best options for you, then let us help you out. Here we’ve listed some of the best (actually the best) trucks with maximum space for driver and front-passenger, for 2010. We have ranked the trucks using the average of hip, legroom and head room for the trucks and all the measurements made here are in inches. But still we would like to  [...] 

Pickup trucks are immensely popular in this country, and their major appeal lies in the utility they offer to the common man. Despite offering everything, the utility of these pickups has been fraught with their dreadful fuel economies. But with changing time and immense development taking place in the auto industry, things have changed for these trucks as well and now there are trucks that wont make you to flinch while paying for the for the fuel. The modern trucks are technical sound and are developed in a manner that they not only fulfill all the utility needs of the consumers, but also deliver respectable fuel economy. If you are looking for a fuel efficient pickup for you, then here are the 10 most fuel efficient pickups available in the market. We have ranked the trucks on the basis of miles-per-gallon ratings given by Environmental  [...] 

If you are a pickup truck enthusiast, then here we have great news for you. Remember the all-new Volkswagen Amarok we told you earlier, Yes, that all-new mid-size pickup from Volkswagen will very soon be seen in US. According to the reports from the auto markets the German auto giant Volkswagen is planning to bring in its all-new Amarok midsize truck in the US auto market. So now many of you will be thinking, Is It Possible? So the answer is “Yes” it is possible. Though, according to the officials from Volkswagen, the German auto maker will have to sell at least 100,000 trucks in US markets, to make any viable business case. At present the Volkswagen Amarok is being built in Argentina and is it is imported to US, it will be subjected to the so-called “chicken tax,” which taxes a 25 percent duty on pickups imported from most of the  [...] 

Power is what people wants when they are looking for Pickup trucks, and it seems that Ford engineers understands this very well. As per the latest news from Ford house, the Ford Motor Co. is planning to proclaim that they will be adding additional 10 horsepower and 65 pound-feet of torque to its all-new 2011 Ford Super Duty pickups 6.7-liter diesel engine. Ford’s powertrain engineering vice president, Mr. Barb Samardzich said that they also will be proclaiming some other additional enhancements in their latest heavy-duty truck. Some of the new enhancements that we are expecting here include increased payload and towing capacity. With all the changes to be announced and the additional power announced, the 2011 Ford Super Duty pickup truck will reclaim its position as the No. 1 pickup truck in towing and power and payload capabilities,  [...] 

The pickup truck markets of United States are flooded with loyal customers who don’t want to go any other way except for their trusted brand. This is the reason why despite its high ambitions and immense efforts, Toyota failed to crack the full-size truck segment since the Tundra’s revision in 2007. The sales figures for Toyota have been poor all through the year, but the hope remains for the ailing truck. If rumors are to be believed, the Toyota motors are planning to introduce an all new Tundra truck by the year 2014. The current generation of Toyota Tundra was launched with the hope of selling 20,000 units every year when the truck was firstly introduced, but the road hasn’t been smooth for Tundra. Around 196,555 units were sold in its debut year 2007, which was only a few thousands unit short of the estimated figure. But since  [...] 

The auto makers around the world can surely learn a thing or two from the US auto giant GM. The reason why we are saying it is because, within less than a week, after the anomaly in GM’s heavy duty pickup trucks were discovered, GM has figured out the problem and is on it to take care of it. Enlightening the problem, our auto engineers explains: “The Hill-hold assist function in the Heavy Duty pickup trucks is suppose to apply the vehicle’s brakes for around 1.5 seconds one the drivers lift their feet off the brake, when the truck is on an incline which is 5 percent or steeper.  But, it didn’t happen in our testing on a 7.2 percent grade and the hill-hold system didn’t engage. The truck started rolling back as soon as we lifted our foot from the brake pedal. This problem was initially discovered in a Chevrolet Silverado 2500. Considering  [...] 

If you are a Volvo fanatic, then this news is tailor made for you, and even if you are not, you surely will be interested in knowing about Volvo’s truck concept 2020. So here it goes, recently, the Design Director of Volvo Trucks Corporation (a different company from Geely-owned Volvo Cars), Mr. Rikard Orell, provided some of really amazing details of its Concept Truck 2020. With Volvo’s Concept Truck 2020 details we came to know that the one idea that Volvo is exploring with its concept is of “auto-pilot” for commercial trucks. This will let the driver relax as the truck moves ahead at a steady pace of 56 mph. But that’s just not it, what’s even more startling is the fact that this technique will have trucks following each other in a convoy, with the help of wireless communications. Trucks not only will be maintaining safe distance  [...] 

The craze for pickup trucks all around the world is pretty much same, and with every passing day the number of pickup truck fanatics is increasing. The best proof of the increasing demand and prominence of pickup trucks is the urge among the truck manufacturing giants to reach as many markets around the world as possible. Truck makers are developing area specific pickups to meet the requirement of the targeted consumers. The latest truck maker to enter the league is General Motors, which is looking to make the most of Thailand’s craving for pick-up trucks by introducing an all new mid-sized Chevrolet truck. Chevy even is planning to export the same model to Europe and some other parts of South East Asia. As initial steps for starting the production, General Motors has secured loans from three Thai banks, though the company still has not  [...]