Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Ford confirms return of Ranger pickup and Bronco SUV
Fox News ^ | 9 Jan 2017 | Gary Gastelu

Posted on 01/09/2017 6:57:55 AM PST by mandaladon

DETROIT – The Bronco is back!

And so is the Ranger.

Ford announced on Monday at the Detroit Auto Show that it will launch a new Ranger small pickup in 2019, followed by a Bronco SUV based on it in 2020.

The news comes several months after the plans were unofficially revealed through comments made by UAW workers who will be building the trucks at Ford’s Michigan assembly plant -- home to the original Bronco from 1966-1986.

That's not all: Ford F-150 Diesel coming in 2018

The factory was at the center of controversy recently when President-elect Donald Trump criticized Ford for moving production of its Focus cars built there today to a new facility the automaker planned to build in Mexico. Ford has since decided to scrap the new plant, and will instead expand an existing one in Mexico to accommodate the Focus production.

The Ranger was last offered in the U.S. in 2011, but a new version of it has been sold overseas ever since. The Bronco was put out to pasture in 1996, two years after one took part in the infamous O.J. Simpson low speed police pursuit through Los Angeles.

Ford didn’t offer any technical details or images of the vehicles, but suggested that the Bronco will offer serious off road capability.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: automakers; ford; fordmotor; suv; trump
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-131 next last
To: fella
Most of those "pickups" have what looks to be a 4' bed. How do you call something like that a truck?

What do you "pick up" in a pickup that small?

41 posted on 01/09/2017 7:47:03 AM PST by CurlyDave
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: Noumenon

Yeah, with golf clubs, but you could only drive it at night in your backyard


42 posted on 01/09/2017 7:47:27 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

resembles and International Scout


43 posted on 01/09/2017 7:49:17 AM PST by BobinIL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: where's_the_Outrage?

A Ranger with a little Yanmar Diesel would be awesome! Probably get 60 MPG


44 posted on 01/09/2017 7:50:37 AM PST by BobinIL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: RegulatorCountry; Red Badger

Interesting. It’s kinda difficult to keep up with FMCs history of diesel engines.


45 posted on 01/09/2017 7:50:41 AM PST by OKSooner (www.greatagain.gov <= Go here to put a note in the suggestion box!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: SoCal Pubbie

I wonder if safety standards killed the small pickups. My recollection was Consumer Reports really trashed their record. You would think that is something that could be fixed, however.

Japan has some really small pickups that remind me of the Willy’s 150. Japan has a property tax that increases as the vehicle gets older so someone was importing 5 year old ones but the EPA stopped them.


46 posted on 01/09/2017 7:51:59 AM PST by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: dljordan

All I can say is, you lucky duck, you!


47 posted on 01/09/2017 7:54:54 AM PST by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: OKSooner

Diesel just makes sense to me in trucks of any size, especially now that they’re better behaved. Greatly improved towing capacity, fuel economy and longevity. I marvel at the lack of smaller diesels for even full size trucks, and certainly for midsize. They’ve been protecting their cash cows, Ford especially. I guess I can’t blame them, but the market’s catching up to them. A market left unserved will be filled by somebody eventually and that eventuality has arrived, so they’re throwing in the towel and bringing the Ranger back. Hopefully, with the 4, 5 and even 6 cal. diesels available in other markets.


48 posted on 01/09/2017 7:55:55 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 45 | View Replies]

To: Leaning Right

I’m with you 100%!


49 posted on 01/09/2017 8:02:15 AM PST by G. W. McLintock
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

Will they name it after Bronco Bama?...............


50 posted on 01/09/2017 8:03:48 AM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Leaning Right
I'm missed my chance. And I guess it won't come again. Sort of like my experience with Karen back in high school. But that's another story.

You are SUCH a TEASE! LOL

51 posted on 01/09/2017 8:05:40 AM PST by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention. Chalk one up for creativity!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: Noumenon

That will be the self-driving version................


52 posted on 01/09/2017 8:05:41 AM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: SoCal Pubbie

Unless I’m mistaken, no one makes small pickups for the U.S. market anymore.

You are right. The all go to the middle east for some reason..................

53 posted on 01/09/2017 8:07:22 AM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: RegulatorCountry

You can also buy those all day long in Mexico and central America, Options include the four door cab and small efficient diesel.

I spent some months trying to find one or at least the cab on this side of the Rio Grande without luck.


54 posted on 01/09/2017 8:07:25 AM PST by Clay Moore (JRandomFreeper, SWAMPSNIPER RIP)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

My fondest memory of a Ford Bronco was when a buddy of mine used his to yank my big old Cadillac out of a snow drift.


55 posted on 01/09/2017 8:07:41 AM PST by Retired Chemist
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Clay Moore

They’re not old enough yet to legally import used.


56 posted on 01/09/2017 8:08:02 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: CurlyDave

What do you “pick up” in a pickup that small?

Redneck chicks................


57 posted on 01/09/2017 8:08:24 AM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

Does anyone make a pickup that a person can get in with muddy shoes and dirty clothes without worrying about damaging the interior?


58 posted on 01/09/2017 8:08:57 AM PST by fso301
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fso301

Yes, for fleet sales. Good luck finding one at a dealer, though.


59 posted on 01/09/2017 8:09:35 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 58 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

Substitute the rebel flag and I see our future here in some parts of the South.


60 posted on 01/09/2017 8:10:08 AM PST by binreadin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-131 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson