Ford Ranger Could Return to the US in 2018 - Torque News

The Ford Ranger has been gone for a few years now and the Twin Cities Assembly plant which built the Ranger has since been closed and torn down. Ford insists that those folks who would have normally bought a Ranger will instead buy an F150, but with the F150 prices rising right along with the popularity of other midsized trucks like the Toyota Tacoma and the Chevrolet Colorado, it looks as... Ford Motor Company announced in July that production of the popular Focus and the not-so-popular C-Max would be moving from the Wayne Assembly Plant in Michigan to Mexico in 2018. Needless to say, that caused some concerns within the UAW ranks, as... Well, Ford is currently in contract talks with the UAW and in those talks, the company is considering a US return for the midsized Ranger and if it does return – it would likely do so in time to be built at Wayne Assembly in 2018 when the Focus... Ford killed off the Ranger after the 2012 model year, citing a lack of demand for a small pickup truck combined with increased interest and acceptance of the larger F150. Basically, as the Ranger got bigger and more well-appointed, the price of... Source: www.torquenews.com