A new mid-size Ram—possibly called Dakota—could lower the brand’s entry price point and steal sales from rivals including the Toyota Tacoma and Chevy Colorado.

I n the early days of the SUVrevolution, best-sellers were proper truck-based, body-on-frame off-roaders that buyers appropriated as family cars. SUVs like the Ford Explorer and Chevrolet Blazer ...

Gruner also noted that if VW does move forward with a truck, it wouldn’t have to follow the traditional body-on-frame formula. Instead, it could feature unibody construction and be offered as a ...

Volkswagen has gradually shifted away from cars towards an SUV-heavy lineup ... to be launched by VW-backed Scout Motors. "Trucks can be body-on-frame, but they don't have to be," Gruner said.

The collaboration will join ZM Trucks' standard 600V dual electric power takeoff and 24V chassis infrastructure with Morgan ...