The first RAM 1500 has come of the Australian production line and is heading to Hamilton.
The American-built ute is making an appearance at the Mystery Creek Fieldays and is gearing up for its June 13 launch through official RAM importer and distributor Ateco Group.
Ateco Group managing director Roger Zagorski says it’s great to see the first truck off the Melbourne production line where it was remanufactured to right hand drive.
“With the official launch of the RAM 1500 just weeks away, it was great to be at the wheel of the first of what is now a steady stream of RAM 1500 trucks … even if we had to put [it] straight on a boat to New Zealand, but Fieldays is the perfect venue for the launch.
“The RAM 2500 and 3500 have paved the way for RAM 1500, but the new truck takes RAM into the heart of the premium ute market in New Zealand.
“It has major advantages over its rivals and so the volume expectations are on quite a different scale to those of the RAM 2500 and 3500. This is why we have a new purpose-built production line in Melbourne that is producing RAM trucks that are without a doubt full production quality. Zagorski says.
“The designers, engineers and technicians on the production line, along with the Australian component suppliers with which we are working, have done a remarkable job on the remanufactured RAM 1500. This is a world-class vehicle of which they can be truly proud,” Zagorski says.
Full pricing and specifications for the RAM 1500 range for New Zealand will be announced when it is launched at Fieldays.
