New Ram midsize pickup to be built in USA, report says
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Dakota was first sold as a Dodge in 1987, then branded a Ram from 2009 to 2011. 2007 model shown. (Dodge)
Ram may be bringing a midsize pickup back to the U.S. in more ways than one.
Automotive News reports that the automaker will build the recently announced truck alongside the upcoming Jeep pickup at a factory in Toledo, Ohio.
When plans for the product were revealed in June, initial speculation was that it would be manufactured at a Fiat Chrysler facility in Mexico.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Supplier sources now tell the publication that the company will use the extra capacity available at the recently retooled Toledo assembly facility, which produced the last-generation Jeep Wrangler.
The timeline for the truck’s launch also appears to have been moved up to 2021 — from the 2022 date suggested during Fiat Chrysler’s Capital Markets Day presentation in June.
Fiat Chrysler would not comment on the details of the report.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A name for the new model has not been revealed, but it will succeed the Dodge/Ram Dakota, which was built in Warren, Mich., from 1987 to 2011.