The Dodge Ram was a great American pickup truck for decades. Recently, Dodge and Ram split into sister brands; both are owned by the Netherlands-based company Stellantis. In 1995, Chrysler Corporation opened a plant in Saltillo, Mexico to assemble Dodge Ram trucks. The Ram 2500 is still made in Mexico.
Does Dodge Make Ram Trucks?
Dodge no longer owns Ram trucks. Dodge and Ram are separate brands, both owned by the Stellantis company. The two automakers share technology and a dealer network.
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Dodge has been building trucks since the 1920s and introduced America’s first 4WD pickup in 1946. Beginning in 1981, Dodge called every 2WD pickup a Dodge Ram. 4WD Dodge trucks dropped their Power Wagon badges and became Dodge Power Rams.
Today, Dodge doesn’t build Ram trucks anymore. Dodge builds its cars alongside the Chrysler 300 at the Brampton Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada. Dodge is building its Dodge Durango SUV next to the Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Detroit Assembly Complex in Michigan.
Ram assembles his Ram 1500 at the Sterling Heights Assembly plant, also in Michigan. Four-door Ram 1500 Classic trucks are also from Michigan, but from the Warren Truck Assembly factory. The two-door Ram 1500 Classic, the Ram 2500 and the other Ram heavy trucks come from their own factory.
Where are Ram 2500 trucks made?
The 2022 Ram 2500 heavy truck is assembled in Mexico. This truck was built alongside the Ram 3500, 4500 and 5500, as well as two-door Ram 1500 Classic trucks and the Ram ProMaster bus in Saltillo, Mexico.
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You may already know that the 2022 Ram 1500 is American-made. But did you know that many of Ram’s other trucks are assembled in Mexico? This includes the Ram 2500.
Chrysler Corporation first opened the Saltillo plant to assemble Dodge Ram trucks in 1995. Today, the plant employs more than 4,000 people who work three shifts. Saltillo built its 4 millionth vehicle in 2019, a Ram 2500 Laramie.
The larger Saltillo Assembly compound is 49 acres. The factory floor area is 212,850 feet. The more than 4,000 employees are unionized: they belong to Mexico’s National Union of Integrated Automotive and Allied Industries.
When former President Donald Trump proposed to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and impose a tariff on trucks built in Mexico, the FCA announced it would move all heavy truck production to the US by 2020. modified: At the time of writing, Ram is still assembling his heavy trucks abroad.
Is the Ram 2500 a good truck?
Just because the Ram 2500 was built in Mexico doesn’t mean it’s a bad truck. According to Allpar, Chrysler Corporation has awarded its Saltillo, Mexico plant with the highest build quality of any Ram truck plant.
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Ram builds most of his models in Saltillo. This includes all heavy Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups. In addition, Saltillo builds the Ram trucks with chassis cab (3500, 4500 and 5500) and the Ram vans. Saltillo builds all two-door Ram Classic trucks with a “regular cab”.
Saltillo also builds the Ram 4000, although that truck is only available in the Mexican market. Stellantis builds the Ram 1000, which is only available in the Latin American market, in Brazil.
Wondering where your Ram truck is built? If the VIN starts at 1.4 or 5, it was built in the United States. If the VIN starts with a 2, it was assembled in Canada. Finally, in Mexico, a truck was assembled with a VIN that starts with a 3.
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