Could Ford bring back a Michigan-built Ranger pickup? - Detroit Free Press
Ford is not commenting on a media report that the automaker is considering building the Ranger compact pickup at the Michigan Assembly Plant later this decade. The automaker has been criticized for its decision to move production of the Focus compact car, Focus electric car and C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid out of Michigan Assembly in 2018. Many have speculated the work will move to Mexico... "We will move production of the next-generation Ford Focus and C-Max, which currently are built at Michigan Assembly Plant, beginning in 2018. We actively are pursuing future vehicle alternatives to produce at Michigan Assembly and will discuss... The expectation is Ford will choose to make larger or more expensive vehicles in Michigan with a higher profit margin while shifting production of lower-margin small cars further south where labor costs are lower. Making the Ranger in the U. S. would address another long-standing criticism of Ford by those who have called for its return ever since the last Ranger rolled off the line at the Twin Cities, plant in St. Paul, Minn. Source: www.freep.com
