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Ranger and Bronco confirmed for return by 2020

Old Nov 10, 2015 | 05:45 PM
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...nger/75473664/







The new-product investments include a commitment by Ford to bring its Ranger midsize pickup back to America and to revive the storied Bronco nameplate. Both would be built at the Michigan Assembly Plant which will stop making the Ford Focus and C-Max families of vehicles there in 2018.



Production of the Bronco is expected to start after the Ranger and no later than 2020, according to a person briefed on the agreement who was not authorized to speak publicly.



The Ranger will enter a revived field of smaller pickups while the Bronco, known to off-roaders from the 1960s, would likely be aimed at the four-wheel-drive, dirt trail-ready market.


Always liked the Rangers
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 07:26 PM
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Keep making those beltlines higher, automakers. Eventually it'll just be an open-top van.
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 03:35 PM
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I'm interested to see what they do with the Bronco. I'm guessing they'll mess it up though.
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 06:51 AM
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You already know. Take the Explorer and shorten the wheelbase.
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 08:19 PM
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Or worse, the Escape.
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 08:20 PM
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What a horrible car. My dad has an Escape as his provided-by-work car and almost everything about it is terrible.
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 06:21 AM
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Yea, we have one of those at work also. Looks and drives like sh*t, and feels very cheap. But the mileage isn't bad for long distance trips. Our fleet consists of Chevy 2500HD crew cabs, so the Escape is a better alternative to burning fuel.
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Old Nov 16, 2015 | 02:35 PM
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The first time I saw the rear suspension on an Escape I was like
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