We Hear: Ford Ranger Coming Back to the U.S. in 2018 - Motor Trend
Ford recently announced that production of the Ford Focus and C-Max models would move away from Michigan Assembly in 2018, but did not announce any plans for a replacement vehicle to be built there. The Ford Ranger pickup is apparently a frontrunner in the final discussions between Ford and the UAW, an unnamed source told The Detroit News. The Ford Ranger was last sold in the U. S. in 2011, and a global version introduced in 2012 (pictured) is currently sold elsewhere in the world. The possible Ford Ranger that would return to the U. S. would most likely be significantly different than the current global Ranger, which is codenamed T6. That model offers single-cab, extended-cab, and crew-cab variants, and offers a mix of... Because of the Ford F-150 pickup’s wide-ranging lineup, the Ranger would need to offer better fuel economy and significantly lower pricing than Ford’s stalwart pickup in order to carve out a place for itself in the Ford truck lineup. I've said this on about every truck form there is. The ranger needs to be based off the focus platform and be front wheel drive with all wheel drive optional. The only truck should be a extended cab model. The truck shoulden't be any bigger then the ranger was but with a little more leg room. Put some nice wheels and tires on it to make it have visual appeal and go. List it at 18 grand and ford won't be able to make enough of them. They allowed GM to be the test bed for such a truck. In theory, one would expect full-size trucks to suffer as a result of a newer, smaller. Source: wot.motortrend.com
