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(Ram Dakota) midsize pickup truck to be built in Toledo in 2028!
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That timeframe is a few years away. Who knows what can happen in that time.
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The way I would read that would be either, A), a replacement for the Gladiator, B), a new, upgraded Gladiator, or C), a mid-sized truck that would somehow complement the Gladiator.
Since the Gladiator is somewhat of a mid-sized pickup to most people, I don't see both the Gladiator and the new truck living side-by-side.
That leaves, in my mind, just a newly designed Gladiator type vehicle or a major upgrade on the current model.
Since the Gladiator is somewhat of a mid-sized pickup to most people, I don't see both the Gladiator and the new truck living side-by-side.
That leaves, in my mind, just a newly designed Gladiator type vehicle or a major upgrade on the current model.
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Although it's return is only rumor (I think), I wonder where the Dakota will get built, even being IFS I'm sure it'll share a lot of the components of a Gladiator if the JT is still around at that point.
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After reading more articles on this, it seems the new Ram "Dakota" will be built there in addition to the Wrangler and Gladiator. This timeframe appears to coincide with the next generation Wrangler and Gladiator. The question I have is will the Dakota be more Jeep or more Ram and will the new Gladiator be more Jeep or more Ram?
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You can count on the Dakota just being a small Ram to directly compete with the Colorado and Ranger.
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Isn't that what the Gladiator is supposed to do?
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I don't think most people are cross-shopping the Gladiator with the other midsize trucks, unless they were already considering a Jeep, or already had a Jeep and needed more utility.
I am hardly a market expert, though.
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The wife and I are shopping for her and her business.
She needs a new vehicle. We have scoured the lots, I’ve tried to talk her into a Wrangler product for months. Solid axles, and everything else involved with the original Jeeps are awesome off-road, and is why I am trying to convince her to stay this route.
However, my efforts are very futile as. Jeep simply can’t compete with the interior quality and upgraded, feel, and look of the other competitors in the segment, even though they are not as capable out of the box off-road. I was even surprised a lot of them are priced more competitively and hold their value better.
The enthusiast in me loves the idea of staying in a solid axle Jeep, but the reality is that I have an old XJ for wheeling, like most of the population my wife is only interested in an off-road looking vehicle to look “cute”. The jl platform is going to be eight years old next year, they desperately need a refresh.
That being said, I hope this announcement is made in turn to save the brand that they are killing off with greed.
She needs a new vehicle. We have scoured the lots, I’ve tried to talk her into a Wrangler product for months. Solid axles, and everything else involved with the original Jeeps are awesome off-road, and is why I am trying to convince her to stay this route.
However, my efforts are very futile as. Jeep simply can’t compete with the interior quality and upgraded, feel, and look of the other competitors in the segment, even though they are not as capable out of the box off-road. I was even surprised a lot of them are priced more competitively and hold their value better.
The enthusiast in me loves the idea of staying in a solid axle Jeep, but the reality is that I have an old XJ for wheeling, like most of the population my wife is only interested in an off-road looking vehicle to look “cute”. The jl platform is going to be eight years old next year, they desperately need a refresh.
That being said, I hope this announcement is made in turn to save the brand that they are killing off with greed.
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I wouldn't be so sure about that. I would think they compete more directly than not. The JT made a lot of believers out of Tacoma fans, myself included.
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Honda Ridgeline for me. I would still be driving my black Edition, but a Dick totalled it. I'm waiting for the '27 body style.
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A 7% market share in the midsize pickup category says otherwise lol
ChrisNLA
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There are outliers in every data set.
Also I drove a previous generation Tacoma and it was a pile of poo, so there's that.
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I suspect they would announce a new Wrangler before a new Gladiator. Probably a Dakota or something smaller to compete with the Maverick and the Santa Cruze.
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