Holy Crap, The Ford Bronco May Make A Comeback, Too

It's been a week of highs and lows for Ford fans. On Monday, the company's stock took a nosedive, thanks largely to fears about China and Ford's future there. But that bad news was balanced out a couple of days later, when rumors began circulating that Ford was planning to bring back the Ranger pickup.

READ: 5 Reasons To Bring Back The Ford Ranger ASAP

And now, there's more potentially good news: citing an anonymous source familiar with Ford's ongoing negotiations with the UAW, Bloomberg reports that the Ford Bronco may be making a comeback, too. If so, it would be produced alongside the Ford Ranger at the company's Michigan Assembly Plant.

The Ranger's return makes sense for a number of reasons. Most importantly, it's a mid-size truck, which Ford doesn't currently offer. Also, the Ranger is still in production, even though it's not sold in the U.S., so relaunching it wouldn't mean starting from scratch.

But why resurrect the Bronco SUV -- a model that was phased out in 1996 -- when Ford already sells some of America's best-known SUVs? Here are a few thoughts: