RAM 1500 News

Yellowstone-inspired ute coming soon
By John Law · 01 Nov 2024
Ram Trucks Australia has announced a special edition of its full-sized 2500 work horse. 
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Ram 1500 hit with another recall
By James Cleary · 18 Oct 2024
It was only last month that Ram in the US announced a recall program impacting in excess of 1.2 million examples of its hugely popular 1500 dual cab pick-up. 
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BYD Shark 9 full-sized ute shapes up
By Byron Mathioudakis · 17 Oct 2024
Is the BYD Shark 6 going to be joined by a big brother? A full-sized ute might be in the pipeline for the near future, targeting American pick-ups like the Ford F-Series, Ram 1500, Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Tundra in Australia.
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2024 Ram 1500 ranges goes into runout sale
By Samuel Irvine · 14 Oct 2024
With a new generation of straight six-powered Ram pick-up on the way, Australian importer Ateco has announced a run-out sale for current V8-powered models.
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Pick-up price war looms for Ram 1500
By Laura Berry · 12 Oct 2024
Australia is big like the United States with deserts and oceans and the inhabitants love the same things like the outdoors and sport, and even the same kind of cars and music and beer, well, maybe not beer. But it made sense that with so much in common between these two peoples on either side of the planet, the arrival of the extra large pick-up trucks would be met by open Aussie arms. 
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Big utes in the firing line
By Dom Tripolone · 21 Sep 2024
The rising popularity of jumbo pick-up trucks has caught the attention of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
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Ram recalls 1.2 million 1500 pick-ups
By Samuel Irvine · 10 Sep 2024
Ram has issued a major recall for the US, affecting more than 1.2 million examples of its 1500 pick-up.
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Crackdown on big utes and SUVs coming in US
By John Law · 10 Sep 2024
Ever bigger pick-up trucks and SUVs have caught the attention of the United States’ peak safety body, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 
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The true cost of ‘big, dumb utes’
By Chris Thompson · 27 Jul 2024
Australia is losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes thanks to lenient exemptions for utes - particularly full-sized American utes - says a leading policy think tank.
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Walkinshaw ramps up with new facility
By John Law · 11 Jul 2024
Walkinshaw has announced its plans to deliver a “state of the art” 100,000 square metre production, engineering and office facility in Dandenong by the end of 2025. 
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