We have the what, when, and why behind the hotly anticipated Dodge Dakota pickup replacement ... lifestyle-oriented truck for ...

Dodge’s parent company ... seems to have been the waning popularity of midsize pickup trucks in the U.S. Unlike the full-sized Ram, the Dakota was conceived in the 80s as a midsize truck ...

was based on a pickup truck, in this case the mid-size Dodge Dakota. The result was a traditional body-on-frame SUV with an available third-row seat. The Durango aimed for a gap in the market ...

Under pressure from the UAW and the lack of a mid-size pickup for the Ram brand ... most obvious choice for the successor to the Dodge brand's Dakota and its twin. Said twin could be Jeep's ...