Ford nixes Ranger PHEV and Super Duty for the U.S. market
Why the Ford Ranger PHEV and Ranger Super Duty skip the U.S.
Ford nixes Ranger PHEV and Super Duty for the U.S. market
Ford confirms the Ranger PHEV and Ranger Super Duty won't come to the U.S., citing overlap with Maverick Hybrid, F-150 Hybrid and Super Duty. Abroad, plans vary
2025-12-15T06:42:36+03:00
2025-12-15T06:42:36+03:00
2025-12-15T06:42:36+03:00
Ford has put an end to the rumors: neither the Ranger PHEV nor the Ranger Super Duty is coming to the United States. The company had never promised those versions to American buyers, but spy shots and the broader shift toward hybrids kept the chatter alive. Now the stance is official: there’s no point in expanding the U.S. Ranger lineup with these variants, because other Ford pickups already cover those use cases. It’s a tidy, if unsurprising, conclusion when you look at the showroom map.The plug-in hybrid case is relatively clear. On its home market, the brand already offers the more affordable Maverick Hybrid as a dependable workhorse, the F-150 Hybrid as a versatile choice for those who want pulling power and better economy, and the all-electric F-150 Lightning for buyers ready to go EV. In that light, a Ranger PHEV would be an in-between product overlapping with trucks Ford already sells.The Ranger Super Duty situation is similar, only from the hardware side. In the U.S., full-size F-150s and heavy-duty Super Duty models have long handled the tough jobs, and Ford sees them as a better fit for local needs than a reinforced midsize Ranger. Interest was fanned by sightings of a pre-production Ranger Super Duty testing in Michigan, but the message now is clear: that was part of engineering work, not a preview of dealer inventory.Outside the U.S., the logic flips. In many countries, the Ranger is Ford’s only pickup, and that’s where broadening the range makes sense: without alternatives like the F-150, more versions help cover more tasks. According to the company, the Ranger is a bestseller in 21 of the 180 markets where it’s sold, so the focus on one do-it-all model is easy to understand.
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2025
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Why the Ford Ranger PHEV and Ranger Super Duty skip the U.S.
Ford confirms the Ranger PHEV and Ranger Super Duty won't come to the U.S., citing overlap with Maverick Hybrid, F-150 Hybrid and Super Duty. Abroad, plans vary
Michael Powers, Editor
Ford has put an end to the rumors: neither the Ranger PHEV nor the Ranger Super Duty is coming to the United States. The company had never promised those versions to American buyers, but spy shots and the broader shift toward hybrids kept the chatter alive. Now the stance is official: there’s no point in expanding the U.S. Ranger lineup with these variants, because other Ford pickups already cover those use cases. It’s a tidy, if unsurprising, conclusion when you look at the showroom map.
The plug-in hybrid case is relatively clear. On its home market, the brand already offers the more affordable Maverick Hybrid as a dependable workhorse, the F-150 Hybrid as a versatile choice for those who want pulling power and better economy, and the all-electric F-150 Lightning for buyers ready to go EV. In that light, a Ranger PHEV would be an in-between product overlapping with trucks Ford already sells.
The Ranger Super Duty situation is similar, only from the hardware side. In the U.S., full-size F-150s and heavy-duty Super Duty models have long handled the tough jobs, and Ford sees them as a better fit for local needs than a reinforced midsize Ranger. Interest was fanned by sightings of a pre-production Ranger Super Duty testing in Michigan, but the message now is clear: that was part of engineering work, not a preview of dealer inventory.
Outside the U.S., the logic flips. In many countries, the Ranger is Ford’s only pickup, and that’s where broadening the range makes sense: without alternatives like the F-150, more versions help cover more tasks. According to the company, the Ranger is a bestseller in 21 of the 180 markets where it’s sold, so the focus on one do-it-all model is easy to understand.
