All-New Dodge Dakota / Mid-Size Ram Pickup Truck Spied Testing - Photo Gallery - autoevolution
Former Ram Truck numero uno Fred Diaz declared at the 2013 New York Auto Show: “we are heavily, heavily, heavily exploring the possibility of bringing a mid-sized truck to the market. Even Ford Motor Company waved goodbye to the mid-size pickup truck segment, phasing off the US-spec Ranger. According to an older Fiat-Chrysler five-year-plan, the company wishes to import a Fiat-branded truck, rebadge it as a Ram and sell it in 2016 as is - a not-exactly-worthy successor for the Dodge Dakota. As if this wasn’t enough of a letdown, more or less official reports claim that FCA will buy the L200 truck from Mitsubishi, re-body and rebrand it as a Fiat, then do it again for the still-unconfirmed Ram Dakota. It’s anybody’s guess what the future holds for the US branch of Fiat-Chrysler and their plans to re-enter the mid-size pickup truck segment. All we hope for is that Fiat-Chrysler won’t make a half-assed truck if the higher-ups are really planning to resurrect the long-gone Dodge Dakota. Source: www.autoevolution.com
