no feature image

Up next

Author

Tags

Share article

Facebook 0
Twitter 0
Mail 0

Pick Your Poison!

What’s Your Pick?

When stepping foot in the truck community, it doesn’t take much time to notice the fierce competition among American truck manufacturers and their respective consumers. The primary competitors involved in this battle include Ford, Dodge, and GM (Chevy & GMC). Each of these companies are powerhouses in the American automotive manufacturing world and because of their historic excellence, people tend to get pretty defensive about their favorites. In this analysis, we will cover the claims made by each opponent to hopefully get closer to getting an idea of who the true winner is.

Before we look at the various points made by each fan base, we need to analyze the history of each manufacturer to get some background knowledge. Each company has their golden ages and their times of crisis, so we will be unbiased in each analysis to allow a fair playing field. Another note to make is that the history of Chevy & GMC will be covered individually, but compared to Ford and Dodge under the name GM. The company we will analyze first is Ford because of it being the oldest independent manufacturer on the list.

Henry Ford was recognized as one of the most influential men in the history of America and the rest of the world. Ford Motor Company was founded on June 16th, 1903 after Henry Ford asked twelve investors to assist him in the creation of the eventual multinational conglomerate. After some investor disputes and a few lawsuits, Ford Motor Company previaled and released it’s first automobile in 1903, the Model A. The car successfully sold, however, quite a few overheating and transmission flaws needed to be attended to. Henry Ford released a few more revamped models until a few years later, when the Model T hit the roads in 1908… (work still in progress, please don’t publish or delete!)

Subscribe Our Weekly Newsletter
Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
Share 0

You May Also Like

DEDICATED TO A DINOSAUR

LIVING PROOF THE 7.3L ISN’T EXTINCT JUST YET Back before super-sophisticated, computer-controlled, high-pressure common rail fuel systems like today’s Piezo injectors and CP4 injection pumps […]

Project OBSessed

Part Twelve: More Electrical Current While some might think getting twelve separate articles out of one project might be a challenge, you’ve got to consider […]
MEGA

4 Doors and 1,300 HP: Matt Sanjer's '06 Dodge

Half the fun of seeing diesel trucks at the dragstrip is witnessing the unexpected. Sure, there are some fast street trucks at your normal diesel […]
DW SDX SPREAD

2013 SCHEID DIESEL EXTRAVANANZA

Bigger Is Always Better For diesel enthusiasts like us who enjoy drag racing, sled pulling, dyno competition and checking out the latest products from major […]