The foundation of the Philippine pickup market, long cemented by diesel-powered fixtures like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, is now undergoing its most significant disruption yet. A trio of electrified pickups from Chinese manufacturers — BYD, Geely’s Radar, and Dongfeng — have arrived, not as niche experiments, but as … [continued]
The new EV startup Slate Auto opened the doors of its Warsaw, Indiana, factory to the automotive press earlier this week.
A good pickup truck is a can-do vehicle. Towing a trailer? No sweat. Hauling a bunch of stuff? Here for it. Taking the family on a road-trip adventure, or exploring off-road trails to get away from it all? Done and done. When teams across General Motors designed and engineered today’s … [continued]
In the last two weeks, I was wondering what was happening with the Ford F-150 Lightning because in November to January production was temporarily paused. Then, there was a flurry of news activity about the pause, but not so much lately about the resumption of production. Zach may have read … [continued]
Geely Riddara recently held its 2025 GEELY RIDDARA Global Conference. Distributor representatives from over fifty countries gathered to review the achievements of last year and witness the launch of the 2025 Geely Riddara global strategy. Following the brand’s growth at home in China, where the brand extended its status as … [continued]
A Tesla Cybertruck in Full Self Driving mode crashes head on into a light pole. Is this a joke? No, sadly, it is not.
The Tesla Cybertruck hit the electric pickup truck market with a bang at the end of 2023, but brand reputation issues and competition from other truck makers may cloud its future
The Japanese firm ZO Motors is the latest of a growing list of electric truck makers to set up shop in the US zero-emission vehicle market, through its ZM Trucks branch.
The Facebook pages devoted to the BYD Shark in Australia are exploding with stories of utes being delivered and new drivers’ experiences. Every time one is spotted in the wild, it sparks excitement and a new post. Lots of learning is taking place. Most of the comments are coming from … [continued]
The BYD Shark plug-in hybrid pickup truck is being exported to many countries around the world but not to the US — yet.
