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GM plans launch a new Hummer truck in 2009. “The new product will have unparalleled off-road capabilities,” Hummer General Manager Martin Walsh said on Wednesday, Nov. 8. “Like our current Hummers it would be recognizable from a distance.” The brand currently has two models: the H2 and H3. It stopped production of the H1 in [...]

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Toyota unveiled long bed versions of its new 2007 Tundra. The Tundra Long Bed work truck will be available in both Regular- and Double-Cab versions, the latter sporting a 165-inch wheelbase and what Toyota claims to be class leading interior volume for a crew of six workers. The bed is 97.6 inches long (8′ 1″), [...]

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Chrysler will recall more than 145,000 Dodge Ram light duty pickup trucks and an 35,103 2001-03 Dodge Durango SUVs. Chrysler said it would replace the passenger air bag pack and re-program the air bags computer. The passenger air bag may not be compatible with some rear-facing child seat models if the passenger seat is in [...]

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The new 2007 Toyota Tundra was spied in Orange, California. 2007 Toyota Tundra arrives in this Double Cab configuration (replacing Access Cab) with small front-hinged rear access doors. Regular cabs and fullsize four-door cabs come later. The truck is powered by a 5.7-liter, 350-hp, 350-lb-ft V8 linked to a six-speed automatic transmission. A 4.7-liter V8 [...]

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Ford recalling trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans in the US. The recall was tied to the speed control deactivation switch system, which could corrode over time, overheat and ignite. Affected vehicles are 1994-2002 F-250s, F-350s, F-450s and F-550s. It also affects Explorers and Mountaineers from ’98, along with 2000-’02 Excursion full-sized SUVs. Affected vans [...]

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The Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra is trying to set up a dealer network in U.S. About 200 dealers will sell an unspecified utility vehicle. The SUV could go on U.S. market as early as 2007. Mahindra makes a range of SUVs and pickups. The SUV, called Scorpio, is the company??™s flagship vehicle. Mahindra currently [...]

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Isuzu announced yesterday that it will add two pickup trucks to 2007 line. The Isuzu i-370 4×2 Extended Cab and the Isuzu i-370 4×2 Crew Cab will join the already announced i-290 4×2 Extended Cab and the i-370 4×4 Crew Cab. Both models will be powered by a Vortec 3700 3.7-liter inline five-cylinder engine developing [...]

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GM is introducing the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The Silverado and Sierra are offered with three cab styles, three cargo box lengths and several suspensions setups. The Silverado and Sierra light-duty models will be available in the first quarter of 2007. The heavy duty trucks offer more powerful gas and diesel engines. GM [...]

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JCB has anounced oil-burning hummer-style truck . Dieselmax is a new military-spec 6.7-litre High Mobility Utility Vehicle (HMUV). “It’s like a Hummer, only better looking,” said a spokesman. “It’s really rugged and truly is a go-anywhere vehicle.”

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