Why the Detroit 3's battle over pickups will intensify in 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles assembly workers build 2019 Ram pickup trucks on 'vertical adjusting carriers' at the FCA assembly plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., in October 2018. (REUTERS\/Rebecca Cook)

By:

NICK CAREY

By:

Reuters

January 04, 2019 06:34 PM

The battle for profits from sales of large pickups is intensifying among the Detroit 3 automakers as sales of sedans in the United States continue to shrivel.

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