Pickup Truck News and Trends
By Dale Wickell, About.com Guide to Trucks
This is the place for truck enthusiasts to hear about -- and talk about -- pickup truck trends. We cover truck introductions at all the major U.S. auto shows, and travel to accessory shows to report on the growing number of ways you can customize your truck.
Concept Trucks
Auto shows nearly always give us a pretty good preview of pickup truck trends, and it's not always the production trucks that are most important. Concept trucks show us what automakers are thinking about for future designs. Sure, concepts usually have way-out features we'll never see roll off of a production line, but their basic bones are an indication of what you might see on dealer lots in a few years.
- GMC Denali XT Hybrid
- HUMMER HX Concept
- Suzuki X-HEAD Concept Truck
- Ford F-150 FX2 "UNBOUND"
- Ford FX2 Supercharged Truck, Facts & Photos
- Toyota A-BAT Hybrid Concept Truck
- Silverado Concepts at SEMA - 2007
- Concepts & Customs at SEMA, 2007
- Concepts at the NAIAS in Detroit, 2007
- Ford Super Chief Concept Truck
- Jeep JT Pickup Truck
- Jeep Gladiator Pickup Truck
- More Concepts and Customs
Pickup Truck Accessories
We're starting to see more and more innovative and useful truck accessories, some straight from the factory, but an even greater number from aftermarket companies. The annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is an huge venue where accessory companies can display their wares, but keep your eyes open and you'll find useful items from small companies who don't advertise as much.
- Gifts for Truck Enthusiasts
- Factory Accessories on 2008 Ford F-Series Trucks
- 2008 Silverado Factory Accessories
- Accessories at SEMA's Spring Show, Atlanta, 2007
- Accessories at SEMA, Las Vegas, 2006
- RETRAX Bed Cover Review
- Bedrug Bedliner Review
- K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit Generation II - FIPK2
- Truck Tool Boxes at SEMA, 2007
- Truck Rack Choices
- Top Picks Truck Tool Boxes
Major Auto Shows
News and new truck introductions at major auto shows.
- Profile: North American International Auto Show - Detroit
- Profile: SEMA Show - Las Vegas
- News & Introductions - 2008 Auto Shows
Classic Trucks
Do you have a classic pickup that you'd like to share with the trucks community? If you do, I hope you'll use the link below to submit a photo and story for our new member galleries. Meanwhile, here are some vintage pickup trucks to take a look at.
- Ford Truck Timeline
- History of Compact Trucks in the U.S.
- Classic Holden Utes
- 1974 British Leyland Mini Pickup Truck
- 1957 Land Rover Series I - 107 Pickup
- Ford Trucks History in Pictures
- 1937 Seagrave Safety Sedan (Fire Truck) Project
- Trucks in Movies: Judge Dredd Land Rover
- Show Us Your Truck
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