The 2016 Model A? Automakers Rescuing Retired Brands From Scrap Heap - NBCNews.com
Among the once-popular names we may soon see back in showrooms are the Grand Wagoneer, Barracuda, Ranger and Bronco. com reported this week, Ford Motor Co. is expected to bring back the Ranger pickup, a nameplate it abandoned in the U. S. in 2011, though it continued offering an all-new model overseas. The Ranger would fill a gap in Ford's line-up now that there are signs American motorists are returning to the once-huge midsize truck segment. The revival of the Ranger would follow the return of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon models, both of which briefly went out of production while General Motors worked up a more modern and competitive redesign of the compact trucks. Ford also is said to be toying with the return of another once-popular model, the Bronco SUV. It was once a leader in the sport-utility segment but was replaced by more car-like models, such as the Ford Explorer. A new Bronco, sources suggest, would be roughly the size of the latest Explorer, but instead of riding on a car-like crossover platform it would share the chassis of the new Ranger pickup. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has brought back a number of model names in recent years, including muscle car mainstays like the Dodge. Source: www.nbcnews.com
