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Sales of US pick-ups in Australia are poised for a third record year in a row – despite the market slowdown due to the coronavirus crisis. Ram Trucks Australia has already overtaken the previous annual sales record for US pick-ups in Australia set by the Ford F-250 and Ford F-350 models 18 years ago in 2002. The Ram Trucks Australia sales tally of 3320 in 2020 and 2868 in 2019 both exceed the aforementioned Ford F-250 and F-350 peak of 2480 deliveries reported in 2002 (see tables below).

The 2022 Fisker Alaska electric ute has been previewed in images posted online. Company founder and CEO Henrik Fisker revealed the images on LinkedIn, showing a sleek an angular dual-cab pick-up – but stressed it was not the final design. "Ok, yes, [the] next vehicle might be a lifestyle pick up truck!" Mr Fisker said in the post.

What better way to tease an impending product update than to subtly slide it into the reveal of another product. Well played Nissan! The image in the presentation, which shows some Nissan designers staring 'Ferris Bueller style' at some conceptual drawings on the wall (totally natural and candid), features a row of three utes that represent Nissan’s global pickup range.