To meet increased market demand, General Motors Company will invest more than $21 million to produce the 2011 Chevrolet light-duty crew cab at the GM Flint Assembly plant in Flint, Mich., beginning in mid-2010. GM Flint Assembly is GM's sole producer of GM's heavy-duty crew cab trucks, the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Flint Assembly also produces the heavy-duty regular cab Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The $21-million investment in the Flint Assembly plant will include renovating the existing heavy-duty assembly process, new machinery, equipment and tooling to support the light-duty crew cab production in the plant.
Approximately 40 percent of Jeep Wrangler customers who order exterior accent packages will purchase chrome to customize their vehicle. A Mopar-outfitted 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, on display this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, showcases a new line of chromed parts and accessories from the minds of Mopar.
MOTORZ TV shows you how to install Hellwig anti-sway bars on a 2008 Ford Mustang GT to improve traction and cornering capabilities. Special appearance from David Wheeler at Hellwig Products.
Nissan North America, Inc. today announced pricing for the 2010 Nissan Titan full-size pickup, which is on sale now at Nissan retailers nationwide. Titan is once again offered in King Cab and Crew Cab body styles with a choice of 4x4 and 4x2 drive configurations and in four well-equipped models – XE, SE, PRO-4X and LE. Titan is also available as a Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) designed to run on E85 Ethanol.
The Fall season has finally arrived and that means rebates and massive discounts are here as well. Ford is offering 0 percent financing for 60 months or $4,500 cash back on F-150 pickup trucks. If you'd like to pick up a F-250, F-350, F-450 or F-550, Ford is offering $5,000 instant cash back. The price rebates come on top of already low pickup truck pricing. Not bad!
ACI (Agri-Cover, Inc.), manufacturer of the Access, LiteRider, Lorado and Vanish Roll-Up Covers, announce the release of the all new ACCESS TonnoSport Roll-Up Cover. As an industry leader, ACI has developed this new low-profile soft, roll-up tonneau cover to be stylish, practical and affordable.
Now here's a truck, not that Honda thing I spoke about yesterday. Ever wonder how the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor got its name? An article from TruckTrend holds the answer. "Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Ford's SVT-developed, FOX Racing Shox-suspended, ultimate offroad truck owes its name to, of all things, a bean counter". Head on over to their site to read the full article of how the awesome SVT Raptor got it's name.
MBRP has matched Ford's re-design of its top selling F-150, innovation for innovation. Available in your choice of single side, dual split side and dual split rear these performance exhaust systems perform, look and sound like no other.
A sound clip of Ford's new 6.7 liter Power Stroke Diesel engine has appeared on the internet, showcasing how the motor injects fuel 5 times more per stroke than it's previous models as well as how diesel engine technology continues to become "quieter", although it's hard to tell from the sound bite itself.
Duke Networks, LLC, producer of the hit DIY automotive show “MOTORZ TV”, is proud to announce its partnership with TellyTopia, Inc. to broadcast all episodes of MOTORZ TV (including the first two seasons) to televisions throughout the United States via TellyTopia’s service, i2TV, reaching just over 1 million new television viewers.
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I would normally say someone like this has no life, but being a former Lego fan myself in my younger years, I have to say this is pretty cool. This guy built a 32 valve DOHC V8 engine entirely out of Legos including moving pistons, crankshaft, and more. Geek factor? Definite 10. Cool? Yes.
Car and Driver came across a rare find at a Texas state fair recently, a spy shot of the 2010 Toyota 4Runner hidden within the fair. The new generation 4Runner looks a lot like it's larger brothers, the Sequoia and Land Cruiser, mixed with the front end styling from the Tacoma. What are your thoughts? Head on over to Car and Driver for more vehicle info.
News across the net has come up today stating Toyota will be moving production of their popular Tacoma pickup truck to their San Antonio, Texas plant in replacement of some Tundra pickup shifts. The company will spend $100 million making the switch for the Tacoma, also hiring around 1,100 new employees for the job. Local communities and workers are excited, as a second shift was cut from that factory last year due to slumping sales and the economy.
Nissan and Chrysler today announced a mutual agreement to end three OEM vehicle-supply projects announced last year. For the past several months, teams from both companies have been studying the viability of the projects in light of significant changes in business conditions since the projects were announced in January and April of 2008.
Honda has updated their unibody Ridgeline pickup truck for 2010 with three new exterior paint options: Alabaster Silver Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl and Polished Metal Metallic, and no other new features or component changes. Thrilling huh? No wonder the unibody vehicle sucks so much. Expect a re-designed version in 2011 from Honda. And no, it still won't be a pickup truck yet.
A tipster over at Autoblog found some information regarding the 2010 Toyota 4Runner SUV. New for 2010, the truck will receive an inline 4 cylinder motor on the SR5 model as well as an optional third row seating out back. Not bad!
Ford Motor Company today announced it is adding third production shifts at its Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly Plant’s sport utility line to help meet strong demand for Ford F-150 pickups and Escape utility vehicles. In August, Ford expects to post its first monthly year-over-year sales increase for F-Series trucks since October 2006, as well as another record-setting sales month for Escape.
A new era in Ford diesel technology arrives with the Ford-engineered, Ford-tested and Ford-manufactured 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 turbocharged diesel engine. Debuting in the next-generation F-Series Super Duty truck, the new diesel engine will deliver significant improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy while adding more fueling flexibility and easily meeting stringent new emissions requirements.
Duke Networks, LLC, producer of the hit DIY automotive show “MOTORZ TV”, is proud to announce its partnership with TellyTopia, Inc. to broadcast all episodes of MOTORZ TV (including the first two seasons) to televisions throughout the United States via TellyTopia’s service, i2TV, reaching just over 1 million new television viewers.
