Unusual Tow Vehicle
I have seen more than one of these. Owners change to parabolic springs and air seats. Caravan is lightweight about 7,000lbs. 5.2 Diesel, . Payload is enormous compared to a Pickup. It has absolutely...
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Having problems posting. About Ranger/ Bronco. This will eventually become a separate thread when Ranger released in the US
"Production of the Falcon and Territory may have terminated last year, but according to Graeme Whickman, Ford Australia’s President and CEO, designers and engineers based at the company’s Design Centre in Melbourne still have plenty to smile about.
Speaking at the launch of Ford's updated Transit Custom medium van, Mr Whickman said there was a palpable sense of pride in having created the global Ranger platform, which is now sold in the majority of markets around the world.
When you get a group of Australians – and there's around 1700 designers and engineers between Geelong and Broadmeadows – and they come together to work on a product like Ranger or Everest and they lead the global development, there's a sense of pride there when you see the product you've essentially helped shape and brought to market do well," he said.
Mr Whickman said Ranger sales are strong, critical reviews are positive and the nameplate is close to receiving the highest customer satisfaction score of any Ford vehicle sold in Australia. He added Ford management is giving extra kudos to the pickup as it is close to topping the segment's dominant top seller, Toyota's HiLux."
"Production of the Falcon and Territory may have terminated last year, but according to Graeme Whickman, Ford Australia’s President and CEO, designers and engineers based at the company’s Design Centre in Melbourne still have plenty to smile about.
Speaking at the launch of Ford's updated Transit Custom medium van, Mr Whickman said there was a palpable sense of pride in having created the global Ranger platform, which is now sold in the majority of markets around the world.
When you get a group of Australians – and there's around 1700 designers and engineers between Geelong and Broadmeadows – and they come together to work on a product like Ranger or Everest and they lead the global development, there's a sense of pride there when you see the product you've essentially helped shape and brought to market do well," he said.
Mr Whickman said Ranger sales are strong, critical reviews are positive and the nameplate is close to receiving the highest customer satisfaction score of any Ford vehicle sold in Australia. He added Ford management is giving extra kudos to the pickup as it is close to topping the segment's dominant top seller, Toyota's HiLux."
