Not-for-America Ford Ranger diesel tows 160 ton train

Gas 2.0 has the details.

Under the hood of the global Ranger (codename T6) is a 3.2 liter inline-five cylinder turbo diesel engine with 190 horsepower and a whooping 346 ft-lbs of torque. This vehicle is designed for markets like Australia, Asia, and other places where full-size pickups are not used or needed.

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Ford plant to be converted into renewable energy park

An idled Ford plant in Michigan will become a manufacturing plant for solar and wind as well as for cleantech research and training.

When completed it could employ 4,000 workers, nearly as many as the plant employed at its peak, in an area desperate for new jobs. This is a perfect example of how [...]