Soaring Pickup Sales Top What's New This Week on PickupTrucks.com

By Brian Normile
July 13, 2018
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New on sister site PickupTrucks.com this week: Second-quarter sales numbers are in and it’s mostly good news for manufacturers; Elon Musk turns to — where else? — Twitter for Tesla pickup suggestions; and how small can half-ton pickup engines get?

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Soaring Second-Quarter Sales

Pickup truck sales numbers through the second quarter of 2018 show strong results for Ford and GM, while Ram numbers take a hit amid a production transition.

Tesla Truck: Designed by Twitter?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk used Twitter to solicit suggestions for a still-hypothetical Tesla pickup and got a number of responses.

Four Is Fine

More and more new half-ton, full-size pickups are available with four-cylinder engines. How small can we go?

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Brian Normile

Road Test Editor Brian Normile joined the automotive industry and Cars.com in 2013, and he became part of the Editorial staff in 2014. Brian spent his childhood devouring every car magazine he got his hands on — not literally, eventually — and now reviews and tests vehicles to help consumers make informed choices. Someday, Brian hopes to learn what to do with his hands when he’s reviewing a car on camera. He would daily-drive an Alfa Romeo 4C if he could.

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