Autoblog Minute: Ford Ranger, UK Mustang, Hyundai Hybrid

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[00:00:00] Ford may bring the Ranger back to the US, the UK goes nuts over Mustang, and the battle of hybrids heats up with spy shots of Prius and a new Hyundai. I’m Autoblog senior editor Greg Migliore and this is your Autoblog Minute weekly recap.

2011 was the last time we saw Ford’s midsize pickup in the US but according to a report from the Detroit News we could see production of the Ranger at the

[00:00:30] Dearborn automaker’s Michigan Assembly Plant as early as 2018. Ranger could compete with the Chevy Colorado and perhaps revive the compact and midsize pickup market for Ford, but the future of Ranger in the US depends a lot on Ford’s ongoing negotiations with the UAW.

About 2,000 orders for the 2015 Mustang were placed in the UK, tying up production of the pony car until July 2016. According to details in a press release from Ford UK,

[00:01:00] it looks like Brits are a lot like their American cousins, opting for the 5.0 liter V8, with Race Red as the popular color of choice.

Photos of the 2016 Toyota Prius leaked generating a lot of buzz over the styling. This fourth generation Prius will have some new competition as spy shots of a new Hyundai also surfaced this week. The car is said to be a hybrid and a bonafide “Prius fighter.”

Those are the highlights from the week that was. Be sure to check out my full recap this Saturday,

[00:01:30] including the latest in FCA rumors for 2016. For Autoblog, I’m Greg Migliore.