HEMI and Ramcharger Pilot Builds Underway at SHAP

HEMI and Ramcharger Pilot Builds Underway at SHAP​

Ram Quietly Starts Building 2026 HEMI and Ramcharger Test Trucks​

Things are heating up at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) as Ram quietly begins pilot production of two major 2026 Ram 1500 models—the return of the 5.7-liter HEMI® V8 and the debut of the all-new Ramcharger electrified truck.

HEMI and Ramcharger Pilot Builds Underway at SHAP

Exciting news from SHAP: HEMI and Ramcharger pilot builds are now in progress, promising innovative designs for Ram vehicles.

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[vbondjr1]

It's nice to have a V8 option in the trucks, similar to what Ford has with the 5.0L V8 even though the Ecoboost engines make up the bulk of the sales along with the even lower production Raptor-R. Hopefully we will see Stellantis take a similar route to the success of the next gen trucks.

 

[Scottie]

Glad the HEMI is back where it belongs.Wonder how many 2025 Ram 1500's were actually sold,as the HEMI wasn't offered at all in 2025?They might be rare in future years but probably worthless in value as everyone will want a V8.2025 will be the throwaway model in Ram speak.

 

[cgseller]

This information does somewhat coincide with other information shared about the Re-EV being run down the line in April/May. It is interesting that they publicly mentioned the delay until Q1, so maybe these are new batches of long term fast feedback vehicles for employee testing.

 

[ipa0628]

Where is the Hemi in the Ram being produced? Did they bring the tooling north from Mexico or are these from inventory for now.