By Leftlane Staff
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 @ 4:45 pm

After months of speculation, the future of Ford ’s Ranger compact pickup is still not clear. In November, Ford debuted the 4-Trac Concept. In March, a production version of the concept was unveiled, which turned out to be the Asian/European-market Ranger. Just prior to the introduction, several media reports indicated the new truck would not being coming to the United States — a prediction that so far has turned out to be true. Around the same time, it was also reported that Ford planned to kill the Ranger entirely in the U.S. after production ended. Today, the St. Paul Pioneer Press is reporting that Ford has already started building the 2007 model year Ranger — several months ahead of schedule. The move has prompted some workers to wonder if Ford will close the plant sooner than planned. The Leftlane Perspective: Is Ford keeping quiet about a new small pickup so doesn’t hurt sales of the current model? Surely it won’t abandon this market entirely…

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