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May 6, 2015

* French Army going American with Ford Ranger

* France - French Army is buying fleet of Ford Pickup Trucks

-- In what might be construed as a blow to Gallic pride, the French Army will soon be patrolling La Belle France, in Ford Ranger pickups... The French Army is buying 1,000 of the Ford trucks as part of a “crash program” to begin replacing its fleet of off-road vehicles, said Pierre Bayle, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry... Ford got the nod for the first replacement order because of its large payload capacity, he said. The truck can carry five adults and a ton of cargo, more than the French vehicles... This Ranger is made in South Africa... Maya Vautier, a Renault spokeswoman, said that Ford did not really beat its French rivals since they do not make such large off-road vehicles... In political terms, sourcing military procurement overseas is a tricky business on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2008, the Pentagon chose the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, the maker of Airbus planes, and its American partner, Northrop Grumman, for a contract to replace America’s aging fleet of refueling tanker jets. That award generated a storm of protest and a fierce lobbying effort by Boeing... 
(Photo: New Ford Ranger 2) Paris, France - The New York times, by DAVID JOLLYMAY - 5 May 2015

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