The Dodge Ram 1500 was completely overhauled for 2009 in an effort to give it the tools to fend off attacks by its two traditional rivals from Ford and General Motors (both recently revised), as well as the revelation from Japan (by way of Texas, mind you), the Toyota Tundra. This new Ram is a winner, as it walked away with the AJAC

While General Motors has experienced its own problems this year, its truck division hasn’t skipped a beat – some might say luckily - because all the big changes to the line-up came in the last two years. So for 2010, the pickups are what’s known as a carryover and that includes the Heavy Duty GM truck segment.

Volkswagen is unique in Canada for selling the most diesel passenger cars of any brand. This legacy (and reputation) will no doubt serve it well in trying to connect to its target market for the new diesel-powered Touareg. Yes, for 2009, Volkswagen is adding a diesel engine to the Touareg...

The team at General Motors is so confident that the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox has all the right stuff to tackle the current stars of the compact SUV market that at a recent press introduction of the new vehicle, they provided journalists with the keys to these vehicles as well.

For 2009, the Toyota Tacoma is offering a newly reconfigured model that is playing on its “small but tough” attitude. This Tacoma is by definition a mid-size pickup, despite growing its silhouette in 2005, and now that the market has changed (in a case of “timing is everything”) the Tacoma may well be poised for a sales increase.

With the introduction of the updated 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee signaling in a new era for the Cherokee, I thought I’d take one last look at Jeep’s flagship for its last year of production. And while the new vehicle offers a fresh new look, it’s easy to say that the current Cherokee has withstood the test of time gracefully...

When Honda introduced the Ridgeline for the 2006 model year it represented the company’s first foray into the pick-up segment; a market that its rivals (both import and domestic) had been tapping for decades.