EPA’s interpretation of Clean Air Act was ‘unambiguously correct,’ court says WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court has knocked down a challenge to the Obama administration’s 2012-2016 model-year fuel economy rules and has paved the way for new ones to be finalized this summer for the 2017-2025 model years. A three-judge panel for the U.S.…
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Story From pickuptrucks.com By Gary Witzenburg (Editor’s note: In honor of the fact that GM will be coming to market with an all-new light-duty pickup truck next year, we thought we’d take a look back at the two most recent versions of the Chevreolet Silverado model–the GMT800 and GMT900. Enjoy.) In 1996, Chevy’s C and…
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11 Months and 17,655 Miles April 06, 2012 By Allyson Harwood Photography by Motor Trend Staff Over the last several months, we’ve remained impressed by the capability of the long-term Silverado. It gets up to speed on freeway onramps like a startled animal. It’ll carry just about anything this staff needs, and the truck doesn’t…
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What Percentage of Your Truck Is Made in America? Posted by Mark Williams | March 7, 2012 For seven years, Cars.com has been collecting data from various sources to determine which vehicles are the “most American” — meaning which ones have the highest percentage of its parts content produced in the U.S. and Canada. Cars.com’s American-Made Index rates…
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Posted by Mark Williams pickuptrucks.com | March 1, 2012 The Messages from TV news, newspapers, and web feeds are about as mixed as you can imagine. Fuel prices look to hit record highs in the coming months while construction starts are finally beginning to move in the right direction. Ad to that four solid months…
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January 02, 2012 By Daniel Fernandez Until recently, most trucks in Thailand were no frills, work-themed models designed and built to be affordable and tough enough to handle rugged off-road conditions. But with the rollout of the all-new, global editions of the 2012 Chevrolet Colorado and the Ford Ranger, that’s starting to change as automakers…
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December 20, 2011 By Allyson Harwood | Photos Motor Trend Staff I’m starting to come to terms with the fact that I have a lead foot. It isn’t completely my fault, though — the power comes quick and easy in the Silverado. Around town, this isn’t as much of a problem. My weakness is when…
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Truck Rankings: Full Size Pickup Trucks Ranking of full size pickup trucks, generally priced $15,000 to $35,000. Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Ford F-150, Toyota Tundra and more. Rankings based on an in-depth analysis by U.S. News editors of all published auto ratings, reviews and test drives. MSRP: $22,990 – $51,995 Invoice: $21,643 – $46,850 Avg.…
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