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The Chrysler Group has just offered up a pair of teaser images of the mysterious Ram Concept Truck that will debut at 10am on Saturday at the Woodward Dream Cruise and from these two images it is pretty clear that this concept is the next generation Ram 1500 Rumble Bee.

The official fuel economy figures for the 2014 Ram 1500 have hit the internet and thanks to the new 8-speed automatic transmission, the half ton Ram pickup has the most efficient V6 and V8 options in the modern truck segment – while also posting very similar fuel economy figures and more power than Ford’s EcoBoost V6.

The 2013 model year is almost gone but the Chrysler Group has introduced the new Ram 1500 Black Express to help the half ton pickup finish the model year strong – with this all black package applied to the popular Express value group offering Hemi power and a sinister, sporty appearance.

While it had been rumored for quite some time that the 2014 Ram Heavy Duty lineup would soon benefit from a revised version of the 6.4L Hemi V8 from the SRT lineup, the Chrysler Group has announced the official specifications for the new 392 cubic inch heavy duty truck engine – making the 2014 Ram HD lineup the most powerful truck in the class powered by a gasoline engine.

The Ram 1500 will become the only light duty pickup to offer a diesel powertrain, giving it not only that distinction, but also the highest fuel efficiency in its class and at a price point not far removed from the base model's MSRP.

Chrysler has issued two separate recalls on Ram pickup trucks addressing exterior lighting problems and front axle issues.

The Chrysler Group has remained surprisingly quiet about what new features are coming to the 2014 Ram Heavy Duty lineup but a bit of prematurely posted information on the Ram Trucks website has revealed that the Ram HD will soon be powered by a similar 6.4L Hemi V8 to that found in the current high performance SRT lineup along with a new air suspension setup.

After Friday’s departure of Ram brand President and Chrysler Mexico boss Fred Diaz, the Chrysler Group has shuffled up the management in order to continue the company’s impressive growth from the past three years – with all of the positions being filled from within.

The 2013 Ram 1500 took the industry by storm with a refreshed exterior, a refined suspension system and the powerful Hemi drivetrain – easily making this one of the best half ton trucks on the marketing and showing that all of those awards handed to the Ram team over the past six months weren’t just the result of marketing fluff.

The Chrysler Group offers an array of modifications through their Mopar aftermarket catalog to help a standard production Ram 1500 compete with the mighty Ford SVT Raptor F150 but a new report suggests that the Ram Brand might be looking to offer a factory-built version of their Ram Runner package to allow Ram owners to fight the Raptor without the headache of building their own offroad performance pickup.

As an automotive journalist, it seems that whenever I tell someone what I do for a living, the first thing out of the other person’s mouth is “what is your favorite car” or “what car would you buy right now” so this week, a few of us here at TorqueNews will offer up the vehicles that we would buy if we were shopping right now.

Ram has announced pricing for the popular ProMaster commercial van lineup with 5-year / 100,000 mile warranties.

Ram Trucks has had its two minute commercial, Farmer, viewed over 18 million times, giving them the win in the Ad Blitz contest and simultaneously raising $1 million for FFA.

J.D. Power and Associates has named Ram Truck the most improved brand in its 2013 dependability study. The overall industry average improvement was five percent, but Ram still doesn't rank first.

The Chrysler Group has just announced that they will begin offering the 2014 Ram 1500 with a diesel V6 engine – making the Ram brand the first half ton, light duty truck in the American market to pack the power and efficiency of diesel power.

The Chrysler Group has long been lead in monthly and annual sales by models like the Ram Trucks, the minivan lineup and the large sedans including the Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 300 but in January 2013, some surprising models found themselves atop the list of the company’s bestselling vehicles.

Among the major announcements at this week’s launch of the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was the North American Truck of the Year with the heavily decorated 2013 Ram 1500 taking the top honors for the truck and utility vehicle segment – joining the Cadillac ATS in an all-American sweep of what is arguably the biggest award issued each year in the US market.

The 2013 Ram 1500 has been busy over the past few months scoring awards from all sorts of automotive authority but today, the Chrysler Group announced a new towing capacity for the 2013 Ram Heavy Duty that makes the Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 the most capable trucks on the market today – with a maximum towing capacity of 30,000 pounds.

As the 2012 calendar year drew to a close, the Chrysler Group did in December what it had done throughout the year – being among the strongest of the automaker groups in terms of sales growth while also closing out the year as the best of the Detroit Big 3 in year over year growth.

Add to the mounting accolades of the totally refreshed 2013 Ram 1500 with its selection as Four Wheeler Magazine's Pickup Truck of the Year.