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2024 Ford Ranger Raptor to boost ICE profits at little extra cost2024 Ford Ranger Raptor to boost ICE profits at little extra cost

“When you can get scale and engineering efficiencies through a lot of re-use of parts, you can really do a lot of things both from a business perspective and also from a customer perspective, making sure we’re bringing them new and exciting products ,” John Emmert, Ford’s general manager of North America trucks, told Automotive News. “A lot of our enthusiast products create a halo for the rest of the brand.” The Raptor line started as a skunkworks project on the 2010 F-150 that was well received by customers looking for off-road performance. Such buyers also exist in the [...]

Chevy Equinox redesign spotted road testingChevy Equinox redesign spotted road testing

It remains a key vehicle for General Motors in a highly competitive segment. The Equinox posted US sales of 212,072 in 2022, ranking as Chevy’s second-best-selling vehicle behind the Silverado full-size pickup and GM’s third-top-selling model behind the Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup. The Equinox was third in its segment last year behind the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V, according to the Automotive News Research & Data Center. Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting at AutoForecast Solutions, told Automotive News in an email that the gasoline-powered Equinox should go into production in April 2024. “With the intense competition… [...]