God's honest truth? I spent five years in China. We gave everything to our joint ventures. And those of us that didn't want to leave China for various reasons agreed to work for Chinese companies. While there is undoubtedly Chinese espionage, there's also simply the hiring of foreign experts. The number of job offers I got and the level of salary that was offered guaranteed this. I wanted to be home after five years, but I'm from the USA. Folks from South Africa, India, etc.? I don't blame them for taking the foreign specialist salaries and spilling our IP.
Chinese cars 10 years ago? Get in one and prepare to die. Today? Honestly, probably not on par with our own standards, but damned close. Close enough not to matter for 95% of crashes. Only pertinent if you're one of the 5% of unlucky assholes. .
Crazy how small changes in testing change the safety results of the suvs. Wonder how the armada and sequoia would do.
Hopefulli the designers of the my25 were able to toughen the structure
eBay may be your best bet. I am guessing Ford does not have them in stock anymore.
Maybe also check some MKS groups on Facebook there may be someone who is selling their original mats.
Although the tests have shown the new Ranger is a competitive vehicle, it certainly is missing some pretty basic items by today’s standards. It still feels like they are intentionally hamstring it. Hopefully the items you suggested will get added, along with the sunroof option. I personally wouldn’t buy one without 4A.
Hopefully, Ford will fix the 2024 Ranger blunder for 2025 and offer 4A, rear seat vents, and ventilated seats at least on Lariat. Canyon/Colorado offer all these features on multiple trims, Tacoma has ventilated seats on multiple trims. Overhead console with auxiliary switches should be optional on all trims as is offered on Canyon/Colorado and Tacoma.