2025 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty
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DETROIT- Stellantis has redesigned its big heavy-duty Ram trucks — and he's betting that these updates will help reverse three consecutive years of sales declines for the brand.
The new Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups and chassis cab trucks feature updated interior and exterior designs, as well as a new 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine that produces 430 horsepower and a best-in-class 1,075 foot-pounds of torque, according to the car manufacturer.
The heavy-duty trucks are expected to arrive at U.S. dealers in the first quarter of this year and will sell for about $2,300 more than current models, starting at $47,560.
They follow the delayed rollout of their redesigned smaller sibling Ram 1500 pickup, which was released last year.
2025 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty
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Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis, who returned to the automaker in December after retiring in May, said the Ram 1500 rollout is improving.
“It's slowed down a lot, let's be honest. We should have fully responded to that [1500] truck this summer. We should have [the heavy-duty trucks] already,” Kuniskis said at a media event. “It gets better every day.”
Pickup trucks are crucial products for American brands like Ram, which reported a 19% year-over-year sales decline in 2024. That included a 16% decline in sales for its Ram pickup trucks. That can be compared to competitors such as Ford And GM's Chevrolet, which reported flat sales for their pickups in 2024.
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“We've run into trouble,” Kuniskis said, noting that the rollout of the 1500 model is largely responsible for the brand's sales decline.
The diesel engine is an important option for heavy-duty truck customers, many of whom use the vehicles for hauling, towing and other work-related tasks. The other engine option is a 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 that produces 405 horsepower and 429 foot-pounds of torque.
For 2025, the Ram Heavy Duty lineup includes Tradesman, Big Horn/Lone Star, Laramie, Rebel, Power Wagon, Limited Longhorn and Limited models. The trucks are built in Saltillo, Mexico.
2025 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty
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