It's amazing how things can change in just a few short years. Ford's attitude towards smaller pickup trucks is a prime example. The Blue Oval believed it made the right call back in 2012 to discontinue its long-running Ranger mid-size pickup truck. Americans would be more than happy to upgrade to the larger and more expensive Ford F-150, right? Not exactly. The Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon twins helped prove otherwise and Ford had no choice but to respond. This gave us today's reborn Ford Ranger but the automaker has apparently learned its lesson: small trucks still matter.

According to Automotive News, a rumor dating back to late 2018 regarding Ford's desire to launch a smaller pickup truck not only appears to be true but that the final product was recently shown to about 100 of its best-performing dealerships at an event in Tucson, Arizona.