Stellantis reveals redesigned Ram heavy-duty trucks

DETROIT — Stellantis has redesigned its massive Ram heavy-duty vehicles — and it is betting these updates will assist reverse three consecutive years of sales declines for the model.

The brand new Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups and chassis cab vehicles function up to date inside and exterior designs, in addition to a brand new 6.7-liter Cummins turbo diesel engine that produces 430 horsepower and a best-in-class 1,075 foot-pounds of torque, based on the automaker.

The heavy-duty vehicles are anticipated to reach in U.S. sellers in the course of the first quarter of this yr and can promote for roughly $2,300 greater than present fashions, beginning at $47,560.

They observe the delayed rollout of their redesigned smaller sibling Ram 1500 pickup, which was launched final yr.

Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis, who returned to the automaker in December after retiring in Could, mentioned the rollout of the Ram 1500 is bettering.

“It has been tremendous delayed, let’s be trustworthy. We must always have been absolutely launched up on that [1500] truck this summer time. We must always have had [the heavy-duty trucks] already,” Kuniskis mentioned throughout a media occasion. “It is getting higher each day.”

Pickup vehicles are essential merchandise for American manufacturers corresponding to Ram, which reported a 19% year-over-year decline in gross sales in 2024. That included a 16% drop in gross sales for its Ram pickup vehicles. That compares with rivals corresponding to Ford and GM‘s Chevrolet, which reported stage gross sales in 2024 for his or her pickups.

“We have been getting our ass kicked,” Kuniskis mentioned, noting the 1500 mannequin rollout is essentially in charge for the model’s gross sales decline.

The diesel engine is a vital possibility for heavy-duty truck prospects, a lot of whom use the automobiles for hauling, towing and different work-related jobs. The opposite engine possibility is a 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 that delivers 405 horsepower and 429 foot-pounds of torque.

For 2025, the Ram Heavy Responsibility lineup consists of Tradesman, Large Horn/Lone Star, Laramie, Insurgent, Energy Wagon, Restricted Longhorn and Restricted fashions. The vehicles are in-built Saltillo, Mexico.