Sources Say Ford Ranger Could Be Produced Through 2012

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The Ford Ranger isn't dead yet.

Production of the Ranger, expected to end in the 2011 calendar year, could be continued through 2012, sources told PickupTrucks.com today.

Credit the compact pickup's recent sales resurgence: Ranger sales were up 57.4 percent in August over the same month in 2008, though year-to-date sales are off by 17.8 percent from a year earlier. So far in 2009, the Ranger has sold 41,864 units.

Ford recently added overtime at the Ranger's factory to meet increased demand, and the automaker gave the Ranger a safety boost for the 2010 model year by adding side airbags and roll stability control.

A Ford spokesperson contacted this evening said there have been no changes to existing plans to end Ranger production at its Twin Cities plant in 2011.

Ford hasn't said what, if anything, will replace the Ranger when it ends production, though there's been speculation that it could be replaced with a variant of Ford's next-generation global Ranger platform, codenamed "T6."

I thought the F-100 was supposed to replace the ranger?

I thought so too, but the F-100 seems to have just disappeared.

The only thing I could find on the subject is Ford was debating whether or not to make the F-100 a full frame or unibody truck. Apparently in the mean time they are keeping the Ranger around, although Mazda dropped there B series truck which is the same thing.