Posted on 07/30/2025 4:28:11 AM PDT by linMcHlp
Despite U.S. sanctions, at least 130 Ram 1500 pickup trucks were imported into Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — eight of them via a U.S. company.
(Excerpt) Read more at kyivindependent.com ...
Really?
Usually it’s Toyota Tundras that are used as war trucks.
They’re Ram-tough
From the article:
Virginia-based Arivir Corp — a company specializing in vehicle exports from North America and Canada — sold at least eight black and gray Ram 1500 TRX trucks produced in 2023 to Russian firm Arivir Rus, according to a Russian customs leak obtained by the Kyiv Independent.
The trucks were shipped in 2023 and early 2024.
According to a document obtained by the Kyiv Independent, Arivir Rus requests vehicles from Arivir Corp, which then purchases them from a dealership, resells them to Arivir Rus, and then ships them to Russia.
Both Arivir Corp’s president, Ildar Abdullin, and its business developer, Igor Zaripov, have Russian names and speak Russian, though the Kyiv Independent could not confirm that they are Russian nationals. Arivir Rus is owned and headed by a Russian national Kirill Glazunov.
According to experts, the only way an exporting company could legally sell U.S.-made vehicles to a Russian company would be if it obtained a special licence to do so, though these are routinely denied.
Besides that Dodge is now currently owned by Stellantis N.V., a multinational automotive company formed by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and PSA Group.
Stellantis was established in 2021 and has since become one of the world's largest automakers, bringing together a wide range of brands under one corporate umbrella.
As a subsidiary of Stellantis, Dodge benefits from the company’s resources and expertise while maintaining its unique identity and brand image.
Hardly an American product anymore, really.
I’m guessing that VA company is getting a visit soon if they haven’t already.
Bkmk
Where I grew up, there was a routine Ford vs. Chevy struggle.
Out west, 2 - 3-way tug of wars:
- Ford vs. Dodge RAM vs. Chevy
- Ford vs. Dodge RAM vs. Toyota
This must be some kind of brilliant spy op. Those things won’t last 5000 miles there and will drive their mechanics to tears.
Okay. The same applied when I was growing up too. dodge was an American vehicle back then as well.
The trucks were shipped in 2023 and early 2024.
According to a document obtained by the Kyiv Independent, Arivir Rus requests vehicles from Arivir Corp, which then purchases them from a dealership, resells them to Arivir Rus, and then ships them to Russia.
Both Arivir Corp's president, Ildar Abdullin, and its business developer, Igor Zaripov, have Russian names and speak Russian, though the Kyiv Independent could not confirm that they are Russian nationals. Arivir Rus is owned and headed by a Russian national Kirill Glazunov.
According to experts, the only way an exporting company could legally sell U.S.-made vehicles to a Russian company would be if it obtained a special licence to do so, though these are routinely denied.
I read somewhere that Jimmy Carter paid to build a factory in Russia to produce Russian equivalents of the military 2 1/2 truck.
I came here to see a picture of an old Studebaker truck
and was sadly disappointed...
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