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Rocky Mountain Automotive Press Truck of the Year, is the all-new 2019 RAM 1500. Photo: A lifted RAM 1500 sits in front of Casper Mountain, Casper, WY – L Baures.

DENVER, Colo., March 26th, 2019. The Rocky Mountain Automotive Press (RMAP) announces the all-new 2019 RAM 1500 as Truck of the Year.

President of the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press, Craig Conover announced the RAM 1500 as the winner before the start of the 2019 Denver Auto Show.

Finalists in the Truck of the Year award for the Rocky Mountain region were, the GMC Sierra AT4, the Ford Raptor 3.5L V6 and the 2019 RAM 1500.

Automotive journalists from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Nebraska consider performance, fuel economy, value and features when choosing a winner.

Voting journalists drive and test the vehicles, speak with the manufacturer engineers, designers and executives. This is all considered when choosing the Truck of the Year.

“RMAP congratulates Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and its
Ram division for winning this prestigious award. Consumers will see a
banner distinguishing the Ram 1500 as the 2019 Rocky Mountain Truck of
the Year at the Denver Auto Show, which runs from March 27-31 st, 2019 at
the Colorado Convention Center.”

Truck of the Year

2019 RAM 1500 is sweeping up the awards

This long-overdue new truck design is racking up award after award. Other notable accolades for the truck so far include;

  • 2019 Truck Trend Pickup Truck of the Year
  • Consumer Guide Best Buy (8 years in a row)
  • MotorTrend Truck of the Year 2019
  • Truck of Texas award from the Texas Auto Writers Association
  • Best Powertrain award also from the Texas Auto Writers Association
  • Wards 10 Best Interiors
  • Automotive Excellence Award from Popular Mechanics
  • #1 Pick at the Detroit Auto Show’s Best in Show from Autoblog
  • Cars.com Best in Show

For the 2019 model year, RAM half-ton pickup trucks are still being built and sold in the original body style (called the Classic) and the all-new style. Find out more about the RAM 1500.