Jeep®, Ram rope in top honors at Texas Truck Rodeo

In Texas, we do love our rodeos, with or without the bull. So, when 60 auto writers descended upon San Antonio for the annual Texas Truck Rodeo, it proved to be a wild ride. This year, 75 vehicles were on hand for the rodeo, ready to take on the competition in both on- and off-road evaluations.

Each fall, members of the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) and representatives from auto manufacturers across the nation meet for a two-day evaluation of some of the industry’s best crossovers, trucks and SUVs.

Jeep vehicles were entered in five categories. Jeep won all five categories.

Jeep, Ram rope in top honors at Texas Truck Rodeo

But Jeep wasn’t the only superstar at the rodeo this year. Ram came out kicking, and roped in some awards of its own.

Jeep, Ram rope in top honors at Texas Truck Rodeo“Exactly five years ago Ram truck became its own brand and we set out to design and engineer the best trucks you can buy with fuel economy and capability top of mind,” said Bob Hegbloom, President and CEO, Ram Truck Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “Winning back-to-back awards from [TAWA] affirms our direction in the truck market.”

The truck-buying public agrees. In 2013, Ram saw a 21 percent increase in sales. Through August 2014, sales of Ram trucks are up an additional 21 percent, in part due to the overwhelming success of the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. The popularity of the truck has caused Ram to double its production, just to keep up with demand.

Chrysler Group took nine top awards, including:

  • SUV of Texas – 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee (fifth consecutive year)
  • Compact SUV of Texas – 2015 Jeep Cherokee
  • Midsize SUV of Texas – 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  • Luxury Midsize SUV of Texas – 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit
  • Off-road Utility Vehicle of Texas – 2015 Jeep Wrangler
  • Heavy Duty Truck of Texas – 2015 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty (second consecutive year)
  • Off-road Truck of Texas – 2015 Ram Power Wagon
  • Best Powertrain – 3.0-liter EcoDiesel (Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ram 1500)
  • Best Connectivity – Chrysler Group UConnect (Jeep, Ram, Dodge)

“Once again the Chrysler Group brought an extraordinary product lineup to the Texas Truck Rodeo,” said Michael Marrs, TAWA president. “The performance and quality of the Jeep and Ram products at the rodeo were impressive with powertrain and technology innovations that are tough to beat.”

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