Is Caterpillar REALLY Building a Pickup Truck?

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[@whommee]

If John Deere did make a pickup, price would start at $250,000.

[@fugginrambo]

And they would void your warranty if you changed the blinker fluid

[@bandwagon240]

​@@fugginrambodriving it would void the warranty immediately.

[@toulee8051]

Even at that price, you still don't own it outright.

[@Adiscretefirm]

No sir, you own the physical computer, but WE own the programs that run on that computer

[@randallcarver6950]

Yep proprietary software. But you’re allowed to place things in the bed. Just if you need it fixed we have a backlog of 6 months. Sorry that you need the JD truck to make a living

[@1FiftyOverland]

Caterpillar pickup with an inline diesel 6 would be sweet!!!

[@jeremy8715]

With a manual transmission, solid front axle.

[@1FiftyOverland]

@jeremy8715 Nah, It don't need those things. IFS and auto ftw

[@tomm487]

...a Cummins..😅

[@beto46133]

Cat doesn't pass the epa regulations

[@Holden-McGroin]

I heard cat stopped making engines because it was no longer profitable trying to keep up with emissions regulations.

[@LordZareth]

As someone who works at Cat, I can tell you we aren't building a truck. After the failure of the CT660 we have no desire to make one.

[@SevenSixTwo2012]

Make it basic, make it tough, make it affordable and your company could corner the entire market. Moderate risk if done right, extremely high reward.

[@jimmycline4778]

International should start making pickup trucks again!

[@Slane583]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Caterpillar doesn't even make diesel engines that comply with road emissions requirements correct? They don't make gasoline engines either so those two things right there would spell it out that Cat wouldn't waste its' resources making a pickup.

[@LordZareth]

@@SevenSixTwo2012 High risk low reward. The automotive industry has a lot of competition with low profit margins. We would need to spend a billions on R&D, factories and personnel. We would also have to make engines that comply with ever growing emissions regulations. Very little incentive for us to build consumer trucks.

[@LordZareth]

@@Slane583 I don't believe we do, all our engines are for construction equipment and generators which has completely different emission regulations.

[@krashnpa]

Wait, what?! It's fake??? I just put a deposit down on one! Well, shoot, I should have known when it was spelled Caterpellar 😂😂

[@toulee8051]

Not to mention, it's look likely a basically a rebadged f150🤔🤫

[@garydavis5336]

That's the Chinese-ium version...

[@wesnall6796]

Order from Temu did ya?

[@krashnpa]

@@wesnall6796 LOL 😆 Damn Temu got me again!

[@WoodenViking]

imagine a CAT purpose built working truck starts at 25k, just minimal bell and whistles, built in the US of A, one can only hope

[@johns4862]

My only experience with CAT was riding in the Oshkosh Defense MRAP All Terrain Vehicle. Had a 7.2L Caterpillar mated to an Allison Transmission! Very solid, no complaints on the performance, did everything I needed it to do!

[@aussie2uGA]

Now those are sitting down in our local police lots

[@muddyram]

Sweet

[@Area_man115]

@@johns4862 Supplying components is a far cry from making an entire vehicle.

[@bigt4135]

Just put removable seats in the bed, no chicken tax.

[@rhekman]

That would be a Brat move.

[@Adiya_55]

I feel like Ford has done that with one of their van, they import the van with the passenger seats, and then remove it when it arrive in the U.S. but then they got into a bunch of legal trouble, and pretty much have to pay the fine...

[@rhekman]

@@Adiya_55 Ford imported Transit Connect vans they built in their Turkey facility to the US with basic rear seats and labelled them 'for passenger use' from 2009 to 2013. Facing a potential 1.3 billion dollar fine, they agreed to a settlement with the government in 2024 where they pay $365 million and do not admit fault.

[@brianrydzeski6108]

I've been marking everyone of these as "Do Not Recommend Channel". I get my real truck new from TFL Truck. Thank's Guys.

[@persistentwind]

We need more of this.

[@diab01us]

I do the same. When I saw this video I knew TFL would be calling out the BS.

[@Area_man115]

@@brianrydzeski6108 Yeah, they’re great, thumping the tub for cheap dangerous trucks for public roads. Paragons of professionalism.

[@frankmeszaros1357]

@@brianrydzeski6108 I did not need TFL to tell me, I knew it was bs when I first saw it

[@C-Henry]

My first clue that it was fake was that neither you, or Doug DeMuro, or Driving Sports TV, or MotorWeek, or any other real car channel was reporting on it.

[@scrapperguy1986]

What killed the semi was emissions standards that why they got out on road diesels and now only for off road diesel engines

[@LDDivision]

It may all be fake, but I think it would be smart for manufacturers to make special editions of their trucks like this. They could charge a fortune, and they'd be cool as heck to see on the street.

[@moosc]

@@LDDivision probably never see on street

[@Area_man115]

@@LDDivision Trim packages have been done. remember Eddie Bauer Edition Ford Explorers? That’s innocuous and trivial. That’s not what the clowns are talking about.

[@stevecrossland3681]

That's why I watch you guys...you are the authority in my world. Cheers!

[@edwardnelson3304]

Good for TFLTruck for Exposing fake news. You guys are the best. Blessings

[@B-rad303]

Polaris's incredible at making things overpriced they should definitely get into the truck business they would fit right in

[@tarfeef101]

Honestly if i worked PR at any of those companies I'd be so annoyed with inquiries about obviously fake stuff

[@davidcolgan3268]

John Deere did make motor home chassis’s back in the ‘80’s to keep a factory running. They sold the design to Osh Kosh.

[@Area_man115]

@@davidcolgan3268 supplying subassemblies and components is a whole nuther smoke compared to being a vehicle manufacturer.

[@ColeSpolaric]

People that can't tell it's fake need some major help. You can tell that they look like a major brand.

[@volvo09]

Yeah, I can't believe people are falling for this.

[@sonofagun1037]

Oh the blatantly ford grill door and lights, GM hood and bumper and mirrors was FAKE?????

[@blang38]

Who knows...we may get special trim versions of GM and Ford trucks.

[@nodak81]

CAT has a long history...of slapping their logo on Chinese junk. Other than heavy equipment I wouldn't buy anything with their name on it.

[@scottyellis3442]

Where I live you can drive your side by side on the road. The only place they aren't allowed is major highways or interstates. It is very common to go to the store and see 2-5 parked in the parking lot.

[@Slane583]

There are people in my area that ride their UTV's on the road as well. It's technically not legal but the cops don't give two bleeps because they have better things to do. Just slap an orange triangle on it and it qualifies as a slow moving vehicle. The farmers do it all the time to get from field to field.

[@scottyellis3442]

@@Slane583 The ones around here have regular license plates on them just as any car or truck, & talking with a guy one night at the store "where he was fueling up"he said his goes plenty fast to be on a highway but crash safety is what keeps them off.

[@Slane583]

@@scottyellis3442 The few people I saw on the road here in town with their UTV's seem to mostly do it for short distance. They drive it from their house to the gas station to fill up rather than trailering it. Then they drive it home. They trailer it and go to wherever they're riding. The one's you see on the roads the most here are pretty much the farmers. They're always cruising back and forth from the farm to wherever. There are other people who use them like a car in those areas but I don't encounter them since I don't go that way often.

[@pauldiesel4582]

Caterpillar got out of the over the road engine business years ago. Emissions headaches.

[@RedWingsninetyone]

Fake news doesn't happen. This is social media. Everything must be true.

[@RobertBritoLee]

NGL, they got me good, excited like a kid in a bakery...

[@SuperWooba]

AI is ruining the KZbin experience. This isn't the first time this has happened. Not long ago, it was Pontiac was making a comeback. Lies! All lies!!!

[@dillonh321]

The Pontiac rumor wasn’t AI. That was caused by a joke ad put in Motor Trend Magazine.

[@Hybris51129]

It's actually kind of sad that so many people actually believe this to be even vaguely true. Emissions standards killed CAT's OTR division and they have no reason until a massive deregulation of the standards is made to reenter the field that would take R&D money away from their primary customer base.

[@unknowncommonman]

Honestly, It is good news that neither Caterpillar nor Yamaha nor John Deere are actually getting into this pickup truck business especially given the market condition and how it is struggling to sell the existing cars and previous year models as well.

[@herbwheeler4470]

I remember years ago about a rumor that Cat was going to build engines for the Silverado. Would've been cool.

[@edwardamo]

You can tell most of these pics are AI just by noticing how screwed-up the company emblems on the grille are.

[@DillonPrecisionFan]

CAT HQ is now Las Colinas/Irving, TX.

[@matthewmoore757]

A Caterpillar Pickup truck would be sweet though. Those renders look awesome. :)

[@badgerpa9]

Caterpillar is working with boeing to get the two astronauts back from the space station so they do not have to wait until 2026.

[@nathanshaffer5105]

A sucker is born every minute.

[@Timelord88]

I wonder if some of these brands use fake media marketing to gauge interest and excitement in the general public more effectively than just the trade show rounds.

[@Area_man115]

@@Timelord88 Nah. CAT, Deere, etc don’t need this nonsense to know they’re not about to go into the light truck business.

[@Timelord88]

@Area_man115 agree, but it's a very cheap way to measure hype for other options such as a CAT edition (f250, 2500 ect.). They will also lose very little brand credibility because no one will believe it if it is a flop. I mean, look at moments in other industries where an April fools joke turned into a product. I agree with TFL points, and what they say is very true, but I also would not put aside companies measuring new market interest with little impact to their brand.

[@damiangutierrez9103]

Many years ago, there was Ford Super duty John Deere edition pickup.

[@Area_man115]

@@damiangutierrez9103 Trim packages are not remotely comparable to building your own vehicles ffs.

[@jonascampelo871]

AI makes April fouls looks a childrens play...

[@TainterRacing]

I had someone just yesterday show me the video about the caterpillar building a pickup truck I told the person I don't think so but I will check tfl truck to see if you guys have a video on it I looked you didn't have a video on it and I told the person it's probably fake. You guys are the truck news that I go to.

[@williamroberts8768]

Before Ford released the Maverick, they kept this model so secret. This channel was scouring forums for tailgate and grille designs. Now, the maverick is out, Ford has a scarcity of this model. The big brands like Toyota, Stelantis, and General Motors is playing catch-up.

[@theobarr]

It's the same people who believe this are the same people who fall for the April fool's jokes.

[@PookieMaliboo]

CAT should partner with a foreign automaker (Chinese) to create a pure Pickup & HD work truck. Built in America to skirt chicken-tax/tariffs. CAT diesel + BYD EV tech would probably be a pretty impressive hybrid.

[@richardsanchez9657]

Chinese? Hell No… read the reviews of their trucks in Mexico.. they’re crap!

[@rogerlarsen5328]

I think the thing driving these rumors is that people are tired of being raked over the coals and charged insanely stupid amounts of money for pick up trucks and off-road vehicles these days. We just want something that is good solid and won’t put us in the poor house.

[@KevinLaswisis]

The closed thing to a pickup was the 2019 International CV Is Navistar’s Version Of The Chevy Silverado Medium Duty I think there possibly was a Ram based one too I have wondered why Volvo never made a Pickup as to would fit between the Volvo Cars & Heavy Volo Trucks

[@DAMOOSESQUADDJs]

I live in Austin TX when they decide to build a new cat factory in lampass TX this actually got them to put lampass on the road signs I can say it would be awesome but I saw y'all's thumb nail and thanks for this maybe them building the cat engine for a truck but not the whole thing

[@aerynlovell4754]

A 6-cylinder Caterpillar diesel engine for the Chevy Colorado. It would be a great North American version of the Volkswagen Amarok.

[@peterlundskow4061]

I was taken in when I first saw the John Deere 'pickup' but, after looking at it closely could see design elements from existing pickups!

[@HydraulicDesign]

Well, International Harvester made trucks. They had a concept for a new truck for the 1980s that looked an awful lot like how mid-80s GMs turned out.

[@Area_man115]

@@HydraulicDesign Speculative, underfunded hare brained ideas for resurrecting defunct brands are a dime a dozen, and never amount to anything. Except for Avanti. That keeps rising from the dead every few years, and then dies.

[@guyjordan8201]

Waiting for the Tonka Truck

[@atvtinker01]

This is the problem that the creator of AI should've told people about, but refused to or was silenced (threatened) due to pressure.

[@Area_man115]

@@atvtinker01 Yeah; it’s a conspiracy.

[@frankmeszaros1357]

Don't forget that they would have to at cost donate production models to be smashed for crash tests. That detial keeps some foreign auto manufacturers from entering the US market.

[@Area_man115]

@@frankmeszaros1357 If true, that OEM knew they had slim sales prospects. Such poorly capitalized, sketchy manufacturers don’t belong in the US market.

[@frankmeszaros1357]

@@Area_man115 there are some very well made and safe vehicles made overseas . The manufacturers don’t want to hassle with our over regulated red tape. I will also point out while well intended but poorly implemented any vehicle complete assembly imported to the US also comes with HEAVY import tariff. As to the part about donating at manufacturers cost to be intentionally destroyed, I am retired trucker, hauled several loads to crash facilities. After smashing them they have to keep wreck for ten years.

[@stevecrossland3681]

I think it is great seeing all these renderings. Keeps the imaginations stimulated.

[@KISSFanDan1995]

That’d be cool if Ford or Chevy teamed up with Cat and did a Cat edition truck with a yellow/black interior, Cat labeling on the headrests and dashboard, heavier duty suspension components and maybe a Cat engine. If that hasn’t been done yet.

The pickup truck market is already saturated, light duty trucks is not Caterpillar's forte. Cat is doing just fine doing what they are doing.

[@Aaron_Voltz]

I think it's because of the Maverick and the light unibody pick-up truck category that a lot of people have been wanting, but no manufacturer was making for the USA market until 2021. It might of just been CARB as the reason why we didn't get the Maverick sooner. For the wheelbase, the Maverick needed the hybrid version to get 40 mpg in order to also sell the EcoBoost version. Then there was a bunch of KZbin videos showing that other manufacturers were going to be competing with the Maverick, yet no other manufacturer has stepped up to the plate, officially. (except for Hyundai) So it's all been wishful thinking.

[@moth450]

It doesn't make sense, cat picked the most recalled brand in last 5 years to put their name on

[@littlebearish]

I honestly wish these companies would step up and do exactly this. Maybe they would be better than the current offerings and knock these American companies down a few notches. The recalls on these new vehicles just goes to show there is minimal to no real R&D involved anymore. Somebody step up and claim the throne!

[@bigt4135]

That’s why you never take your company public. No one to answer too.

[@Area_man115]

@@bigt4135 Except your investors.

[@lannylancaster62]

Let's call it what it is - a lie.

[@JeffWinter1]

Yamaha has been building quality engines for decades and for companies like Toyota. They, in fact, could build a roadworthy vehicle other than their side by side, atv, or motorcycles the build now.

[@terrymcginnis5206]

Imagine what could be if we could get our government out of private industry.

[@Area_man115]

@@terrymcginnis5206 No imagination required to know there would be no airbags, no crush zones, no rollover strength, no seatbelts, no seatback strength, no head restraints, no third brake lights, no reinforcing beams in doors for side collisions. Ah, yes: the good old days, when life was cheap in the US.

[@terrymcginnis5206]

@@Area_man115 It isn't the job of the gov't to keep you safe from yourself. It's called overreach. Making it available is one thing. Making it mandatory is another. If it meant I could buy a dependable truck for 25k I'd buy one. They can keep all that safety shit.

[@terrymcginnis5206]

Also. Part of getting the government out of private industry is getting the insurance companies out of the lobbies. If you think your government cares about whether you live or die, you're sadly mistaken. The insurance companies lining politicians pockets, on the other hand, the certainly care about how much money they have to pay out and that's the only reason you have safety standards in the first place

[@Area_man115]

@@terrymcginnis5206 It’s keeping you safe from other drivers, too. If you don’t want to live with the devices, please, stick with you old cars and trucks. Or disable those safety devices and cut out those reinforcements if you end up with a modern car. It’s what a sovereign man does. Politically and according to the laws of physics and human fallibility, you are woefully out of touch.

[@Workinghard9265]

Thank you guys for the very informative video that I wanted to hear and thank you again so much for making this video. I did not know that was fake news but thank you again.

[@shrek7394]

You guys seen the new Tampax truck, I can pull some strings and get you one.😂🤣

[@Sinkhole100]

The most convining rumor I heard was claiming CAT was going to team up with GM to deliver a CAT powered version of the Colorado or Silverado. Still BS

[@seanhershey3390]

Yamaha built the great Volvo xc90 V8 engine…( S80 sedan)..& the SHO Taurus.

[@edub8803]

If it generates so much interest, why don't they give it a shot??

[@DoubleAJ77]

Why didn't you make this video about a year ago for the "Toyota Stout"? That was a rumor started by the AI bot channels based on a non answer that Toyota PR gave to an interviewer. I appreciate that you made this video but it's about a year late.

[@reubenflores8]

It's funny how many people are falling for the AI generated images

[@ChristopherGilmore]

It was "plausible" for CAT to maybe be building a pickup. International used to. If they would build a hot shot focused 1 ton for a reasonable price I think it would sell. The big 3 are certainly having a few reliability issues. Plus more market competition is good for us buyers

[@thebeez9487]

It's called lying.

[@alecaroblack]

Excellent advice. Maybe 1 or 2 yrs of the truck, but not at full capacity unless if they buy Ram from Stellantis.

[@guardrail2897]

NO! They are not building a truck. Some kids started that internet rumor. And now everyone is running with it. Geez

[@fabulousoffroaddesigns5080]

I think the one possibility that you missed here is Nissan, who is renowned for its adaptability of its factory floors. They are also revenue negative and have a half ton truck plant that is not being fully utilized. If Caterpillar wanted 7,000 pickup trucks built,Nissan could do it. Nissan has done this type of work for companies like Mercedes before. Then say John Deere wants 10,000 units. All of a sudden the Nissan Titan returns. Now it is likely true that Caterpillar and John Deere are likely not in the process of building a pickup truck. It is also possible that after seeing the interest on the internet for the product they could intervene and sign into a contract with someone like Nissan or Ma to build a truk for them.

[@JuliusChaves]

Need a new or different intern to upload your videos. This channel constantly has videos uploaded about a particular subject only to see it cut off in the middle of the segment. Happens at least once a week.

[@polaridoo1]

Get rid of the regs. I ride a street bike. Allow the Jimny in.

[@volvo09]

I'd love for the Jimny to come to the US.

[@Adiscretefirm]

Didn't Caterpillar get out of the onroad engine business because they didn't want to deal with ever changing govt regulations? Why would they dive headfirst back into powertrain exhaust mandates PLUS all the other million rules around consumer trucks?

[@sammy60164]

Maybe it's a sign THEY NEED to get in the game

[@UncleManuel]

Wait what?!? But but but I've read this on the Internet - so it HAS TO BE TRUE!!! 😁😁😁😜

[@jakudahsymba5453]

What ya’ll are missing is these companies might actually be doing demand tests. If you’re a company that has the capability to team up with an existing manufacturer or creating a new product line, why not create a “concept/demo” and see how viral it goes. More companies need to be doing this for product development.

[@Area_man115]

@@jakudahsymba5453 Wow. A fool is born every minute. Mature companies such as CAT, etc know their lanes.

[@nathanielmoore87]

It would make more sense for JD, CAT, etc to team up with an existing automaker to release a limited edition trim on an existing truck, like Harley-Davidson did with Ford on the F150. Since CAT makes their own diesel engines, I think it would unlikely for them unless they started supplying road-going engines for one of the automakers.

[@larrybrander9116]

Ive seen alot of Cat engines in semi trucks, which is why I even questioned if this was true. Then I remembered there were other fake truck videos earlier this year.

[@FrankySilverFace]

I've seen "John Deere" trucks in every town and so have you 😂

[@danlewis3605]

Caterpillar actually was making heavy trucks a decade or so, but that didn't last long

[@parkerfoxhoven7550]

International already had a partnership with Ram when they were fiat. I would think there wouldn’t be a lot that would need to be done to change up some styling with a new front end and slap some IH logos on it. Already had IH red and NH blue in their paint booths. That would be something I’d like to see.

[@TexasScout]

I knew that was such BS that I laughed a minute. I saw it. There are content creators here on KZbin that are using AI to make all kinds of weird automobiles and trucks that they say are going into production and they aren’t.

[@Area_man115]

Caterpillar is wise to not dignify your inquiries with a response.

[@volvo09]

I would be so annoyed with all the emails if I was the PR rep at cat... I'd be like "are you f'kin serious?"

[@tylersrubar6451]

It would make more sense for CAT, John Deere, Yamaha, Kubota to partner with one of the big manufacturers and build a special edition truck. Like a F.150 CAT edition or something.

[@hedydd2]

Stellantis could easily make limited edition models with Case and New Holland badges on them. CNH is very much associated with Fiat/Stellantis and Iveco diesel engines. Ford might like to link up with Massey Ferguson variants of the Ranger and Fendt variants of the F range trucks.

[@superlight47]

lol🤣 on seeing the caption, I was like what. I gate to see this video, but honestly I don't take those hipper captions seriously until I see an official video from the Manufacture. for example, I am looking forward to see the new or refresh RAV4 Hybrid. I seer a few videos post on the 2025 oe 2026 RAV4, but I don't waste my time to look at then since I know Toyota has not relapse or tease any thing.

[@4vinylsound]

I would definitely purchase a Caterpillar pick up truck and according to the photo it looks like a bad a** truck too love the color looks beefy

[@nroose]

I mean, someone could take a chevy and rebadge it to cat. GM is doing it for Honda with the new Prologue EV, so probably they would do it for Caterpiller, John Deer, etc.

[@Hooner77]

There are 20 states that will license UTVs. I have to believe that many of them will restrict where they can be driven. I even seen license plates on ATVs in Idaho.

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

I love my caterpillar pickup truck,it is very reliable and good for the world.

[@jeffhaddox2239]

If CAT built pickups, we demand tracks instead of wheels 😂

[@amandahuginkiss4098]

Well CAT puts their name on everything else , from shoes to power drills....

[@jking6201]

I hope and pray that one day Toyota builds a 3/4 and 1 ton.

[@roberthudson117]

How about the Freightliner pickup truck that is being shown on you tube????

[@johnshroyer1095]

I know CAT made semi trucks, and I have never seen 1 of them ever.

[@stephenrussell9518]

The only way you would see something like this is if one of the truck manufacturers here would make a caterpillar edition. I’ve seen a bunch of fake videos pop up on utube.

[@privatedata665]

The Cat over the road Dump Truck was a failure

[@user-in1mt4in6e]

I'd love to be able to buy a good looking, 2 door EV pickup truck made in America. Solid state batteries and a solar bed cover would be a nice option, too.

[@kenyongillespie8652]

Nissan needs to look at some of these designs for their Titan and they would have a a hit on their hands.

[@aerynlovell4754]

I like the look of these fake trucks more than the real trucks being sold.

[@Area_man115]

@@kenyongillespie8652 Year, all they need is inspiration from some incel doing renderings in his mom’s basement.

[@scotttheniceguy]

5:20 LOL

[@KT_keeper]

I would like to have a midsize Ranger that did not need bracket add ons, for the bed, to make it Built Ford Tough. Since the Ford assembly line is not allowed to build them correctly. Very very disappointed.