It’s not hard to see why Ford was able to survive without having to take government bailout money. They’ve always had huge customer sales with their F-150 trucks and fleet sales of the Crown Victoria and Ford Ranger. They’re also innovating well as evident by their EcoBoost technology. That being said, the key to continued success is to not be afraid of reinventing yourself while you are at the peak of your success. Ford has ended production of both the Crown Vic and the Ranger as part of a large corporate restructuring. I believe the last Crown Victorias were purchased by a police department while the last Rangers were bought up by Orkin. This is a video documenting the trip of the last Ford Ranger down the assembly line at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul Minnesota. It’s pretty cool to see the line workers take pride in the quality product that they produced.