At the 2010 Australian International Motor Show in October, FoMoCo will take the covers off of the new next-generation Ford Ranger, a compact pickup developed in Australia for sale in 180 global market – except the United States and Canada. “Australia has played a leading role in the development of this latest global Ford product,” [...]
FoMoCo and Mazda Motor Corporations announced today that they will invest $350 million in their AutoAlliance Thailand joint venture to support the production of next-generation pickups. The investment will support the production of a new Mazda and Ford compact pickup that will start in mid-2011. “The investment will support facility upgrades and supplier tooling for [...]
Ford has issued a recall on certain 2010 Ranger pickups built from June 8, 2009 through February, 2, 2010 equipped with a manual transmission. The recall concerns an issue with the parking brake cable that can become disconnected from the right rear actuator during cold weather. “This may occur when the parking brake is released [...]
If you were one of the many compact car lovers that were excited when earlier reports of a Ford Ka for the U.S. started showing up – we’ve got some bad news for you this Monday morning. FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally said that the Ford Ka minicar and the new Ford Ranger pickup will not [...]
We’re not sure why Ford refuses to redesign the U.S. spec two-door Ford Ranger pickup. Nonetheless, across the Atlantic, Ford has just unveiled the new 2010 Ford Ranger for Europe with two additional doors and its “kinetic” design theme. Influenced by the Ford Ranger Max Concept, the 2010 Ford Ranger offers seating for up to [...]
While we won’t be getting a new design to the Ford Ranger pickup for the 2010 model year, Ford Motor of Europe will unveil their redesigned 2010 Ford Ranger at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show next month with sales to begin later in April. Design will be heavily influenced by the Ford Ranger Max Concept seen [...]
Yes – this is indeed the 2010 Ford Ranger. Even though the compact pickup remains mostly unchanged from the outside on the inside Ford dropped in new standard safety technology – AdvanceTrac and RSC (Roll Stability Control – that helps the 2010 Ranger from skidding or flipping on rollover conditions. The 2010 Ford Ranger also [...]
“¢ Ford Ranger Max concept explores future design of Ford Ranger pickup. “¢ Ranger Max gets tough style, power dome and sportsbar as key features. “¢ Created by a team of Ford truck specialists in Thailand. Seems like Ford still has money to invest into concepts. The company’s main attraction at the Thailand International Motor Expo [...]
