{"id":219697,"date":"2018-01-17T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T09:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=219697"},"modified":"2018-01-17T11:49:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T09:49:43","slug":"this-awesome-ram-bakkie-could-be-coming-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/219697\/this-awesome-ram-bakkie-could-be-coming-to-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"This awesome Ram bakkie could be coming to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The iconic US-based Ram pick-up may on its way to South Africa, according to Australian site Motoring.com.au, and as reported by Independent Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mike Manley, head of Jeep Brand and Ram Brand, FCA – Global, told Motoring.com.au that demand for pick-ups in markets including Australia and South Africa could, ‘could help the turn the tide for the lighter, more advanced new Ram’.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it\u2019s not just Australia you know. [There\u2019s] South Africa as well \u2026 some of the mines use right-hand drive too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something we continue to look at. We\u2019re very closely tied to those guys in those markets,” Manley told the motoring website<\/a>. \u201cIf it becomes viable, you\u2019ll see it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ram Trucks, stylised as RAM, is a United States-based brand of light to mid-weight commercial vehicles established in 2010 as a division of FCA US LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.<\/p>\n

Two bakkies dominated the South African landscape in 2017 – the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger – selling 36,422, and 32,811 units respectively, ahead of third placed Volkswagen Polo Vivo, with 28,402 units.<\/p>\n

The 2019 RAM 1500 made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show this week, with the current model starting at $26,495 (R325,500).<\/p>\n

The Ram would follow the likes of Mercedes-Benz, which is set to launch its X-Class bakkie in the country later this year.<\/p>\n

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Read: South Africans returned to buying new vehicles in 2017 as the used market declined<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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