Ram Trucks Australia celebrates 30,000 deliveries of its big American pickup trucks
A customer based in south-east Queensland took delivery of the company's 30,000th vehicle, a Delmonico Red Ram 1500 Limited, in late June 2025.
By the end of June, Ram Trucks Australia had reached 30,123 deliveries.
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The result comes just over a decade since the first Ram was sold in Australia on December 24 – Christmas Eve – in 2015.
Ram Trucks Australia celebrated the production of 30,000 locally remanufactured vehicles last May, with a Billet Silver Big Horn rolling out of its facility in Melbourne.
'We would like to thank our customers who drove us to this incredible milestone of 30,000 sales in Australia,' Ram Trucks Australia general manager Jeff Barber said in a statement.
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'We also must thank the 200-plus production line workers and 50-plus engineers in Melbourne who remanufacture our vehicles from left-hand-drive to right-hand-drive to factory quality and safety standards.
'From humble beginnings we achieved a level of sales success that exceeded our expectations.'
The Ram 1500 lineup here was updated in 2025 with a facelifted model bringing the new-generation twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre 'Hurricane' inline six-cylinder petrol engine and eight-speed automatic with four-wheel drive.
Offered in two model grades, the Hurricane-powered 1500 produces 313kW of power and 635Nm of torque in the entry-level Laramie Sport – at $141,950 before on-road costs – and 403kW/707Nm in the $159,590 Limited.
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Both were previously powered by a thirstier 5.7-litre V8 petrol engine making 291kW/556Nm, dropped for 2025 – although there are still stocks of the 2024 V8-powered Ram 1500 Big Horn in Australia.
Yet Ram has confirmed the return of the V8 to US showrooms, with the 5.7-litre 'Hemi' making a comeback in the 1500 next year, although Ram Trucks Australia has not yet announced if that means a return to the local lineup.
'The return of the Hemi V8 is a decision that has been made for the US market. As it stands today, there is no guarantee the Hemi V8 will return to Australian showrooms,' said a Ram Trucks Australia spokesperson.
Ram Trucks Australia has faced off a growing number of competitors arriving on the scene since its 2015 start.
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It was pipped at the post for the top spot in full-size pick-up sales last year, with the Chevrolet Silverado – the only competitor currently offering a V8 in Australia – selling 10 more units with a total of 3862.
In the first six months of 2025, the Silverado leads the Ram with 1807 deliveries against 1663, both well ahead of the Ford F-150 on 545 – with the latter currently thwarted by an official stop-sale placed upon it by Ford Australia.
The newest entry to the class, the Toyota Tundra, notched 378 deliveries to the end of June.
The Ram, Chevrolet and Toyota are 'remanufactured' to right-hand drive by Walkinshaw Automotive in Melbourne, with the Ford the outlier as it's converted by Thai-based company RMA in a facility north of Melbourne.
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MORE: A guide to everything you need to know about GWM MORE: Everything GWM Content originally sourced from: GWM says the expansion of its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) lineup is key to Australians transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs), but it's not getting rid of petrol engines anytime soon. The Chinese brand currently offers a couple of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models – the GWM Cannon Alpha dual-cab ute and Haval H6 GT SUV – as well as multiple non-plug-in hybrids in its Australian lineup. It also offers diesel engines in its Tank 300 and Tank 500 models, as well as the electric GWM Ora city hatch, currently its only EV although it plans two more in 2026. Yet GWM Australia chief operating officer John Kett says the automaker's PHEV range – set to grow in 2025 with the Tank 500 PHEV, one of two new SUVs due here by the end of the year – is the key to Australians embracing EVs. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. "With hybrid enabling people to get out of diesel, ICE [internal combustion] petrol, maybe PHEV is an easier transition to address people's concerns around [whether] it just might not make a charging station, right?" Mr Kett said at the launch of the refreshed Haval H6. "Ultimately, that infrastructure does grow [with PHEV sales], and that's certainly on the private tiers that are investing and on the government to support." The GWM boss said PHEVs becoming the norm will make the step to EVs smaller for consumers – in terms of sticker price – while the expansion of infrastructure will improve the practicality of EV ownership. PHEVs will also help GWM meet emissions targets under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), which will get tougher annually until 2029. "We know that even when we step up to PHEV, and it has a premium over ICE or hybrid, then the whole market has to move there and it resettles on pricing," said Mr Kett. Yet EVs won't be forced into the lineup to meet emissions regulations, with GWM expressing full confidence the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) can be met by the company's growing range of hybrid models. "We feel well positioned, because we've got a portfolio to do everything," Mr Kett said. "It [the brand's EV models] won't have to be levered, right – it will deliver a number that's in line with the industry percentage of NVES … and if PHEV [plug-in hybrid electric vehicle] does its job, it'll overcompensate." "NVES, the way it's written, is a supply side constraint. You have to bring it, so you're going to have to sell it at some point … the best way to sell it is to build products that have a transition and a price point." MORE: A guide to everything you need to know about GWM MORE: Everything GWM Content originally sourced from: GWM says the expansion of its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) lineup is key to Australians transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs), but it's not getting rid of petrol engines anytime soon. The Chinese brand currently offers a couple of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models – the GWM Cannon Alpha dual-cab ute and Haval H6 GT SUV – as well as multiple non-plug-in hybrids in its Australian lineup. It also offers diesel engines in its Tank 300 and Tank 500 models, as well as the electric GWM Ora city hatch, currently its only EV although it plans two more in 2026. Yet GWM Australia chief operating officer John Kett says the automaker's PHEV range – set to grow in 2025 with the Tank 500 PHEV, one of two new SUVs due here by the end of the year – is the key to Australians embracing EVs. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. "With hybrid enabling people to get out of diesel, ICE [internal combustion] petrol, maybe PHEV is an easier transition to address people's concerns around [whether] it just might not make a charging station, right?" Mr Kett said at the launch of the refreshed Haval H6. "Ultimately, that infrastructure does grow [with PHEV sales], and that's certainly on the private tiers that are investing and on the government to support." The GWM boss said PHEVs becoming the norm will make the step to EVs smaller for consumers – in terms of sticker price – while the expansion of infrastructure will improve the practicality of EV ownership. PHEVs will also help GWM meet emissions targets under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), which will get tougher annually until 2029. "We know that even when we step up to PHEV, and it has a premium over ICE or hybrid, then the whole market has to move there and it resettles on pricing," said Mr Kett. Yet EVs won't be forced into the lineup to meet emissions regulations, with GWM expressing full confidence the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) can be met by the company's growing range of hybrid models. "We feel well positioned, because we've got a portfolio to do everything," Mr Kett said. "It [the brand's EV models] won't have to be levered, right – it will deliver a number that's in line with the industry percentage of NVES … and if PHEV [plug-in hybrid electric vehicle] does its job, it'll overcompensate." "NVES, the way it's written, is a supply side constraint. You have to bring it, so you're going to have to sell it at some point … the best way to sell it is to build products that have a transition and a price point." MORE: A guide to everything you need to know about GWM MORE: Everything GWM Content originally sourced from: GWM says the expansion of its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) lineup is key to Australians transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs), but it's not getting rid of petrol engines anytime soon. The Chinese brand currently offers a couple of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models – the GWM Cannon Alpha dual-cab ute and Haval H6 GT SUV – as well as multiple non-plug-in hybrids in its Australian lineup. It also offers diesel engines in its Tank 300 and Tank 500 models, as well as the electric GWM Ora city hatch, currently its only EV although it plans two more in 2026. Yet GWM Australia chief operating officer John Kett says the automaker's PHEV range – set to grow in 2025 with the Tank 500 PHEV, one of two new SUVs due here by the end of the year – is the key to Australians embracing EVs. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. "With hybrid enabling people to get out of diesel, ICE [internal combustion] petrol, maybe PHEV is an easier transition to address people's concerns around [whether] it just might not make a charging station, right?" Mr Kett said at the launch of the refreshed Haval H6. "Ultimately, that infrastructure does grow [with PHEV sales], and that's certainly on the private tiers that are investing and on the government to support." The GWM boss said PHEVs becoming the norm will make the step to EVs smaller for consumers – in terms of sticker price – while the expansion of infrastructure will improve the practicality of EV ownership. PHEVs will also help GWM meet emissions targets under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), which will get tougher annually until 2029. "We know that even when we step up to PHEV, and it has a premium over ICE or hybrid, then the whole market has to move there and it resettles on pricing," said Mr Kett. Yet EVs won't be forced into the lineup to meet emissions regulations, with GWM expressing full confidence the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) can be met by the company's growing range of hybrid models. "We feel well positioned, because we've got a portfolio to do everything," Mr Kett said. "It [the brand's EV models] won't have to be levered, right – it will deliver a number that's in line with the industry percentage of NVES … and if PHEV [plug-in hybrid electric vehicle] does its job, it'll overcompensate." "NVES, the way it's written, is a supply side constraint. You have to bring it, so you're going to have to sell it at some point … the best way to sell it is to build products that have a transition and a price point." 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