2011 Ford Ranger

In an action similar to fellow Detroit automaker GM in November, Ford will recall some 2.7 million model-year 2006-12 cars, pickup trucks and SUVs for defective Takata airbag inflators.

Ford's mid-size Ranger pickup truck is returning to American dealerships 
 for the 2019 model year — the first time a new Ranger has been sold in 
 North America since 2011.

Here's what's new this week in the pickup truck world as reported by sister 
 site PickupTrucks.com.

Here's what we thought of the top 10 new models from the Detroit auto 
 show.

Ford has spent the 2018 Detroit auto show on a bit of a nostalgia trip; one 
 example is the return of the Ranger for 2019.