Ford Compact Pickup Truck: Coming Back After All, Sized Like Ranger? - Green Car Reports
Throughout the long lead-up to the launch of its aluminum-bodied 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup, Ford has maintained that it sees no market for smaller pickup trucks. In an interview with USA Today , truck marketing manager David Scott said that the company is evaluating its current and future trucks throughout the world for a smaller pickup that could be adapted for the U. S. market. Importantly, he said that the mid-size Ford Ranger pickup now sold outside the U. S. would not be that vehicle. That Ranger is a much larger truck than the Ranger compact pickup whose production ended almost three years ago. Instead, Ford appears to be considering reintroducing a true compact pickup truck. Such a vehicle would be a segment smaller than the current Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma mid-size trucks, which are now being joined in the market by the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon--also mid-sized. MORE: Diesel Pickup Trucks From Chevy, Ford, Nissan, Ram: Ultimate Guide. A future Ranger-size compact pickup from Ford would likely. Source: www.greencarreports.com
