$140,000 Ram sold out before they hit the dealers

IdaD wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

IdaD wrote:
Those Rams are going to ruin some folks used to driving around the little toy trucks they have in Australia.

No they do not use them as work vehicles.
We usedto have the whole range of US Pickups but they have disappeated.
Even the F150 was built here up to 1992

A 1992 F150 is a different animal than a current model HD Ram with a Cummins diesel.

Yeah, completely different animal.

I believe the cost of transporting and converting along with the fact that the Australian truck market is so small plays big role as to why you don't see a lot of American full size trucks over there. It is just not worth the American manufacturers time or money to convert these trucks and sale them for such exorbitant prices in such a small market. It is much cheaper to sell a global truck that is already made for right side drive.

If Australia had the steering wheel on the same side as the US, then I bet things would be a bit different since they would be identical to the US versions and they wouldn't have to convert them. Of course many would still prefer those tiny trucks due to cost and fuel economy reasons. Our bigger American trucks would probably be affordable for the middle class as well instead of just the upper-middle class like it is now due to the high cost of converting them.