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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Fiat Ducato page on 13 May 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Fiat Ducato is a light commercial vehicle developed by the Sevel joint venture between Fiat and PSA Peugeot Citroën, produced since 1981. It was also sold as the Citroen C25, Peugeot J5, Alfa Romeo AR6 and Talbot Express for the first generation while the second and third generations were marketed as Fiat Ducato, Citroën Jumper, Peugeot Boxer and as the Ram ProMaster for the third generation US and Canada market starting in 2013. In Europe, it is produced at the Sevel Sud factory, in Val di Sangro, Italy. It has also been produced at the Sevel factory in Sete Lagoas, Brazil, at the Karsan factory in Akçalar, Turkey, at the Lotus factory in Iran, at the Chrysler factory in Saltillo, Mexico, and at the Sollers factory in Elabuga, Russia.
Since 1981, more than 2.6 million Fiat Ducatos have been produced. The Ducato is the most common motorhome base used in Europe; with around two thirds of motorhomes using the Ducato base.
On February 7, 2013, Ram Commercial Trucks (part of Chrysler Group's Ram Trucks brand) unveiled the Ram ProMaster at the Chicago Auto Show. Since the 2009 bankruptcy of Chrysler and subsequent acquisition by Fiat, Chrysler has not offered a large van in the United States or Canada. Dodge Trucks (the brand name used by Chrysler prior to the inception of the Ram brand) had offered a version of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van starting in 2003, and earlier the Dodge Ram Van.
Based on the Ducato, the most significant difference between the ProMaster and the Ducato is the availability of a 3.6L 24-valve V6 gasoline Chrysler Pentastar engine offered in conjunction with the Chrysler 62TE six-speed automatic transmission as standard equipment. The Iveco 3.0L 16-valve L4 diesel JTD engine, branded as the EcoDiesel by Chrysler, mated with the M40 six-speed automated manual transmission is offered as an optional powertrain.
The ProMaster is offered in three wheelbases (118-inch (3,000 mm), 136-inch (3,500 mm), 159-inch (4,000 mm)), four overall body lengths (195-inch (5,000 mm), 213-inch (5,400 mm), 236-inch (6,000 mm), 250-inch (6,400 mm), with the two longest body lengths available only with the 159-inch (4,000 mm) wheelbase), and two overall heights (88-inch (2,200 mm) and 99-inch (2,500 mm)). The panel-van configuration is available in all sizes, while the chassis-cab and cut-away configurations are offered only in 136-inch (3,500 mm) and 159-inch (4,000 mm) wheelbases. The window-van is available only in the 159-inch (4,000 mm) wheelbase and 99-inch (2,500 mm) roof height. The ProMaster is produced in Chrysler’s manufacturing facility in Saltillo, Mexico, and was first available in October 2013.
The ProMaster is the only vehicle in its class with front-wheel-drive; its competitors (the Ford Transit, Chevrolet Express, and Nissan NV) are rear-wheel-drive.
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Subject: Colectivo Coffee Ram ProMaster 1500
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Date: 2021 View photo of Colectivo Coffee Ram ProMaster 1500 - 4.1MB |
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Subject: Colectivo Coffee Ram ProMaster 1500
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date: 2021 View photo of Colectivo Coffee Ram ProMaster 1500 - 4.4MB |
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Subject: Colectivo Coffee Ram ProMaster 2500
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date: 2021 View photo of Colectivo Coffee Ram ProMaster 2500 - 3.4MB |
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