Ford Ranger News Archives

Union workers at Ford Motor Co. 's Ranger pickup assembly plant in St. Paul have voted in favor of a cost-cutting agreement that's sparking opposition at other Ford plants across the country.

Union workers at Ford Motor Co. 's Ranger pickup assembly plant in St. Paul have voted in favor of a cost-cutting agreement that's sparking opposition at other Ford plants across the country.

Ford Motor Co. won union approval of concessions at a pickup plant in Minnesota and a parts factory in Indianapolis, both of which are scheduled to be shut in 2011.

UAW workers at a steering plant in Indianapolis and an assembly plant in St. Paul, Minn., have voted in favor of cost-saving contract changes with Ford Motor Co, bucking a trend of opposition to the deal at other Ford plants across the nation.

The Michigan National Guard received its first "brand new" non-tactical vehicle purchased with funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

DANVILLE – Every day, Judge Michael Clary drives his 2001 Ford Ranger truck to work with the 'check engine' light shining, but never 'checks' his engine.

There's not a lot of money in this hot rod, but a ton of hours. Except for the cowl top, the whole body of this track T roadster is handbuilt by the owner.

The Honda Civic and Ford F-150 topped Canadian passenger car and light-duty truck sales in September, according to industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers.

Don Herring of Don Herring Mitsubishi in Plano stands in his partially empty new-car lot.

To keep up in competitive automotive segments, manufacturers issue new or substantially revised products every five to seven years.

October 22, 2009: Ford Thailand's new vehicle sales rose more than 21 percent during the third quarter from the previous quarter.

At a three-day conference on the future of plug-in hybrids, one lingering question kept coming up: Who's going to buy these things? The answer, according to outsiders and industry leaders here: no one, if they're not fun to drive.

Does it kill your hands reaching into a tire to deal with rimlocks or the valve stem? Avoid hammering your hands by using a 1.25-inch PVC or wooden dowel .

AIA Eastern Oklahoma, a chapter of The American Institute of Architects, hosted its inaugural design awards program to celebrate design excellence and to recognize architectural achievement in the region.

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Ford Motor Co. will radically curtail its fourth-quarter production to match diving vehicle sales, a move that will force numerous temporary plant shutdowns in North America and result in at least 350 job losses in Windsor.

The 2010 Toyota Prius is again the most fuel-efficient performer in the U.S. market, at 50 mpg Combined, while runners-up include the 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid , Honda Insight , Ford Fusion Hybrid , and Mercury Milan Hybrid .

Sometimes it's not family, friends, or other people that get us into the minitruck scene.

A lot can be said about top-down driving: there is no better remedy for eliminating stress and pressure from your psyche than driving down a curvy country road, not a worry percolating inside that grey matter we possess.

For the average person, the name So-Cal Speed Shop may invoke thoughts of Deuce roadsters, traditional hot rod parts, or even early dry lakes racing.

Starting October 26, Ford will recall 4.5 million cars to fix a leaky cruise control switch that may lead to car fires.

The Free Press has obtained a booklet of letters between UAW Vice President Bob King and Joe Hinrichs, Ford's group vice president of global manufacturing and labor affairs, that outlines the tentative agreement announced today.

Ford plans to recall 4.5 million vehicles with a faulty cruise control deactivation switch, according to the Detroit News.

Officials with the United Auto Workers Union announced Tuesday they have reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co.

Ford of Europe is kicking off a comic-book-inspired advertising campaign for the overseas version of the Ranger compact pickup.

Automakers Ford and Skoka take somewhat similar approaches in new print campaigns for the Ranger and Yeti models, respectively, but the results are markedly different.

Experts can be like buses - there are usually three of them around then none when you really need one.

AutoAlliance Thailand will roll out Mazda2 sales throughout the region by early 2010.

Being one of the most popular cars in its class, the Ford Ranger offers good performance and quality.

A Master Tech at a California shop reports he is having some misfire problems with a 1999 Ford Ranger .

ON THE COVER This month's cover features not only one of the baddest trucks in Japan, but quite possibly one of the baddest trucks ever built! Atsushi Mori's 1996 Toyota Hilux is truly remarkable.

Unless you're Marty McFly, chances are you're not going to be time traveling anytime soon.

Remaking the Ford plant in St. Paul as a green-manufacturing hub is doable, but it will cost us all.

A Waverly man made his girlfriend's day last week thanks to some lucky numbers he held in a Nourse Family of Dealerships drawing.

A ute is handy in a semi-rural environment. But if you're not heading far off road, do you really want a 4WD? The increased drivetrain complexity costs more to buy and more to run in terms of fuel and tyres.

The Power Wagon is back, and you can't miss it. The new graphic package for the 2010 Dodge 2500 Power Wagon is as bold as the giant Dodge Ram tailgate emblem and for good reason.

October 2, 2009: The Ford-sponsored University of Michigan Solar Car team recently visited Ford Australia, displaying their "Infinium" Solar Car, which is entered in the world-renowned Global Green Challenge.

September auto sales fell back to Earth from the summer's higher levels, confirming what some analysts had warned of, that the federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" program was a huge sugar rush for the economy that, once worn off, would return the car industry to its previously groggy state.