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    Wait, What? Ford Credits Veteran Engineers Over AI for J.D. Power Initial Quality Win Despite Leading in Recalls

    JD Power does other studies FYI. Longer term studies. The website you are thinking of was called dashboard light or something like that maybe? Steven Lang operated it. Interesting guy. Used car auction guy in Georgia.
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    Long time listener first time caller

    Welcome. Still wish I had mine!
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    Pickup Truck +SUV Talk Launches We Talk Cars, Expanding Independent Automotive Coverage

    Oh and btw, I'm not done. I bought an additional 9-10 more domains. The new company is We Talk Media and once We Talk Cars proves itself, I'm going to expand again and again and again. Smart growth when the timing is right.
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    Pickup Truck +SUV Talk Launches We Talk Cars, Expanding Independent Automotive Coverage

    Whew. Looks like everything went off without a hiccup. That's actually pretty amazing. Behind the scenes, this has been a thought for about 12 months. Now, that the team has grown to about 10 active people, I finally had the resources to put into it. For context, most automotive outlets open...
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    Wait, What? Ford Credits Veteran Engineers Over AI for J.D. Power Initial Quality Win Despite Leading in Recalls

    So, I wasn't going to run the story AT ALL. Then, the story about the AI being at fault came out. Ok, I was interested then. It is pretty wild to throw AI under the bus.
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    Pickup Truck +SUV Talk Launches We Talk Cars, Expanding Independent Automotive Coverage

    GERING, Neb. — We Talk Media today announced the launch of We Talk Cars, a new automotive website and media outlet focused on vehicle reviews, comparisons, reliability reporting and consumer-focused automotive news. The new outlet expands upon the success of Pickup Truck + SUV Talk, an...
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    Looking forward to the new website.

    Actually scratch the timing. It should be 1 am. IT misread my email. LOL. No big deal. It will be live when it is LIVE!
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    Wait, What? Ford Credits Veteran Engineers Over AI for J.D. Power Initial Quality Win Despite Leading in Recalls

    Ford topped the 2026 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study for the first time since 2010. According to the automaker, the biggest reason wasn’t artificial intelligence. It was bringing veteran engineers back into the product development process. Ford has spent the last several years making headlines...
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    Ram’s 5.7-liter Hemi Return Required a Secret Multi-Million Dollar Trip to New Zealand and It’s Paying Off

    When Ram announced the return of the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 for the 2026 Ram 1500, many truck buyers assumed engineers simply reinstalled an engine that had already been offered in previous model years. According to Ram Chief Vehicle Synthesis Manager Dan Frye, the reality was far more complex and...
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    Slate EV weight distribution

    Agreed. I just don't see people using this for a truck that often though.
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    Looking forward to the new website.

    Yeah, sorry I am just now replying. I've been distracted quite a bit with the launch. 8 weeks of non-stop planning and work. It goes live this Wednesday at 1 pm MT. Everything is done. The IT team, the writers behind it and my editors are just finishing up the final details. The really exciting...
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    Why GM’s New 5.7L and 6.6L V8 Engines Aren’t Going Into Tahoe and Yukon… Yet

    A reader asks why GM’s 5.7-liter and 6.6-liter V8 engines aren’t coming immediately to the GMC Yukon. It is a fair question. A reader recently reached out with a big question: “The catastrophic failures of the GM 5.3 and 6.2 are too much for me to overlook because of the safety issue. They don’t...
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    2023-2026 Chevrolet Colorado Known Problems: Emergency Braking, Seat Belt Fails, Coolant Leaks, and More

    The Colorado is Chevrolet’s midsized pickup truck competing in a growing market of smaller truck options. First appearing in 2004, the Colorado entered its third generation in 2023. It’s sold steadily as a popular choice against rivals like the Toyota Tacoma, but the Chevrolet Colorado isn’t...
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    Eight New SRT Ram Trucks and SUVs in the Pipeline

    When Tim Kuniskis returned to the Ram Trucks brand, he made two moves that electrified the Mopar community – bringing the Hemi back to the half-ton lineup and reincarnating the Street and Racing Technology (SRT) program. During the recent Stellantis Investor Day 2026, a graphic showing the...
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    I gotta ask a question about Toyota.

    The convos online sure have been interesting.
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    REO truck

    This popped up on our Google Analytics as a trending post. I was talking to the team this morning and was like, WTF is a REO? Funny, I should have looked here first.
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    We Predicted the 2027 Chevy Silverado. Here Is What We Got Right, And What We Missed

    The 2027 Chevy Silverado 1500 is finally here, and now comes the fun part: grading our own work. For months, we tracked patent filings, spy shots, GM investment announcements, engine rumors and production timing. We even turned the leaked patent images into renderings of what we thought the next...
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    What did you do today?

    Redoing my office tomorrow. I took this photo with my iPhone max and turned it into a framed photo on metal. More to come!
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    2024 Ranger Moonroof?

    That's some BS.
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    Is the Third-Gen Toyota Tundra Reliable? What I Learned After 15 Years Covering the Truck

    Toyota Tundra reliable? It’s a question I’ve been answering for more than 15 years as a journalist covering every generation of the truck, a two-time Tundra owner and the reporter behind the famous Million Mile Tundra story that helped cement Toyota’s reputation for durability. That’s why the...
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