Ford Motor Co. has Plans To Resurrect the Ford Ranger Stateside

NORWALK, OH - It looks like a truck long thought of as dead-zoned in the United States might be brought to life very, VERY quickly! Ford Motor Co. has plans to resurrect the Ford Ranger stateside, after rumors circulated yesterday throughout the UAW.

Recently it was reported that the Michigan-based automaker entered contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers with plans to bring the popular Ranger to the Michigan Assembly Plant near Dearborn, Mich., for 2018. The nature of the talks are indeed very sensitive and secretive, thus no "official" word from Ford or the UAW has been given to the press, but these rumors seem to be sticking.

The Ranger would replace both the Focus and C-Max after production of both of those models would likely head south to Mexico. The midsize truck segment is currently booming with popularity, and the Ranger represents the type of high-profit, high-volume vehicle that the union desires and would likely demand before current members would ratify any contract proposal. For the automaker, the Ranger would mark a return to the midsize segment that would help it meet stricter fleet-wide fuel economy standards issued by the federal government.

Ford Motor Co. has plans to resurrect the Ford Ranger stateside and to move forward with production of the midsize truck, but the two sides must agree that the Ranger would be a great fit for the plant and its nearly 4,500 workers. Currently Ford builds the Ranger in South Africa, Argentina, Thailand, and Nigeria for 180 overseas markets. The last Ranger rolled off of the line in 2011 at Ford's now-shuttered Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Minnesota.

Now, the all-new Ford Ranger will not be available in the U.S. until AT LEAST 2018, however, you can take any of our our current award-winning F-150s out for a test drive! Don Tester Ford Lincoln is located at 2800 Route 250 South Norwalk, Ohio 44857. Feel free to check out our Used Car Models and our New Car Models while you're here! As a family owned and operated business since 1972, we continue to strive to provide customers with top quality service!

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