And understandably so. You invest where you get the largest return on your investment.

One of the rare deletes that make sense, if you don't have rear seat passengers, you don't need seatback pockets. They just wind up being trash bags for half eaten candy, used Kleenex, gum wrappers, broken crayons, etc. anyway.

F-series is the crown jewel of the company in NA.  Ranger will always (deliberately) be second fiddle.   

This article gives us a hint at what is coming for Bronco (and hopefully Ranger):   https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2025/jim-farley-three-days-in-a-bronco-badlands-sasquatch

Disappointing for me. However, Ford has stated numerous times that all Ford Blue models will have a hybrid version available by 2030. Assuming Ford actually follows through on that, then this announcement tells me that we’ll see a Ranger Powerboost hybrid. This would be easy to deploy since all the required parts/technology already exists in the F-150 and Ranger PHEV. I’m betting this is also what we will see in the Bronco that is built side by side with the Ranger at MAP.   Recently Farley went on an off-roading adventure in a Bronco and relayed that numerous Bronco fans he encountered said they wanted Pro Power Onboard. Farley stated they will be pleased with what is coming. 

Yes, it would not start.

Ranger always seems to be treated like the red-headed stepchild by Ford in the North American market. 

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69713756/ford-ranger-phev-super-duty-not-coming-to-america/     I'm also assuming that it won't step on the toes of the upcoming CE1 pickup either.   I also had another thought-I wonder if Ford is going to a Bronco inspired CE1 CUV/SUV that would fall in the 170-180 length range that would slot it between the Bronco Sport and Bronco. 

Do you try to jump it to get it to start? 

Yea, exactly. This is an example of regulatory capture, not socialism in the traditional sense of eliminating private property.   As Biker16 mentioned elsewhere on this forum, the U.S. automotive industry is characterized by regulatory capture more than the European automotive industry. Nonetheless, one of the big shots at Ford Europe, Jim Baumbick, is callin' for what he labels Constructive Policy Alignment in that region, which is just good 'ol lobbying and influencing regulators by another name.   “We need to enable everyone to benefit from electrification and letting customers choose – whether that’s fully electric or hybrid vehicles,” said Jim Baumbick, president, Ford Europe. “It is about making the transition more attractive and more affordable for all consumers and businesses, stimulating demand rather than stifling it.”