A Ford Everest and "Lincoln Mountaineer" would keep MAP busy if the Ranger went away. 

Agreed.  I think they're still on two shifts.

Freightliner offers class 5 stripped chassis, but no trucks.

I wonder how long that is for with the changes in CAFE, which helped falticiate this 

Whatever they do, they have to keep MAP operating near, or at, capacity.  Bronco (146,000 units) and Ranger (71,000 units) puts MAP at 217,000 for 2025.  They'll need something to equal or better that.

I was thinking the same thing....maybe GM will hope that no one on Wall St. notices?

Yeah I agree, but also don't see it replacing the Ranger either. It might make a good sub model, but the biggest issue is how Ford can tackle the changes behind the C pillar on the Bronco to make this work.    It would be a great thing to try out for a reaction as a concept at an event too. 

As much as I hate to admit, I've never felt a "want" or need for a truck (my dad and Brother have trucks I can use), but a Bronco truck does sound kind of neat...

Agreed, I hope the next redesign follows the trend we usually get with mustang, where you have two pretty similar generations, followed by a big leap forward. The mustang needs a new platform imo, the current platform apparently dates back all the way to the early 2000s, it's time for something new.    It makes a lot of sense as well because the current platform doesn't seem very flexible, it can't accommodate a sedan, it wasn't really engineered with hybrid or ev tech in mind. Personally, I would create a mustang platform that sets the mustang up for success for the next 20 years. A platform flexible enough to accommodate a sedan, or hybrid/EV powertrains for when the time is right so the platform is future proofed. Ideally lighter weight, and with more evocative proportions than the current chassis, shorter overhangs, longer wheelbase, a bit wider, etc.    That would be pretty expensive, but the mustang deserves it. Maybe they could do some sort of halo model using this same chassis, like a cobra or something to be build in flat rock alongside the mustang. A high end sports car that could generate enough revenue by itself to pay for the new platform several times over so they don't have to massively increase the price of the mustang to afford a new platform. 

Ford mostly ripped the bandaid off in one shot. Looks like GM is going to dribble it out in multiple chunks.