http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/02/f...r-replacement/

Motor Trend is now reporting that Ford is may replace the current Ranger sold in the U.S. with the replacement for its global Ranger pickup sold elsewhere in the world. Codenamed T6, the global Ranger replacement is reportedly being developed by Ford Australia, and while the current model is produced in Thailand (shown above), import taxes could force Ford to produce the U.S. version in another country like South Africa or Australia. The current U.S. Ranger pickup, meanwhile, will end production next year and the plant at which it's made will close, which means we'll probably go without the segment's smallest, most fuel-efficient pickup for a year or two until the global Ranger arrives.

 

c'mon new ranger, been looking forward to it forever

 

I can't wait for this truck to get here

 

Sounds good, but I don't put much credance into anything Motor Trend reports on future vehicles.

 

It jives with what AB and Igor at Bon have said, so I'd give it even odds of being legit.

 

The T6 is coming sooner or later.
In the mean time...
My 4cyl. Ranger increases in value every month.

 

But the plant closing it's really a bad news. Many people will loose their jobs in the baddest time for our economy.