Report: Next Generation Global Ford Ranger Not For US - PickupTrucks.com
This way Ford can add F100 sales in with F150/250/350. Isnt it amazing how things change but eventually go back to where they started. The domestics came along for 1982. S10/S15 and Ranger. Now when Ranger goes away and Colorado/Canyon get axed,it will be up to the Japanese once again to provide compact pickups for America. Compact trucks…that’s funny. you have the 20 yr old ranger & Mazda pickup too choose from. The previous Toyota Tacoma was a little under 3,000lbs with a four cylinder and a little over with the six…. The original compact trucks (Datsun, ford Courier, Mazda and Toyota …. ) were around 2,500 lbs. Funny thing is the Mfg’s say compact truck sales have been down …, wonder why. Maybe because there are no compact trucks offered. However, whatever happened to the "globalization initiative" of Ford. The global Ranger would be a significant boost in sales, unless the taxation would ensue, but keeping the current Ranger plant open would save jobs and Ford money to sell this thing here. The current Ranger does not meet new roll over protection rules as well. It will be more fiscally prudent for Ford to bring in a new compact or midsize truck then to try to upgrade the current Ranger. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
