I answered another comment of yours pointing out that the Ford Ranger is for sale in the US since 2019, Ford brought it back and it is on sale. It even has a Raptor variant.
I think that the amount a small truck was valued by American consumers, including business consumers, is vastly overstated.
The reality is that most American businesses don't see any downside to the large size of the F-150. To them, a parking space is a parking space. The fact that you had parking restrictions probably makes you something of an outlier in the US market.
The single-row seating for whatever reason is particularly unpopular. I suspect that more people really want to be able to fit more than 3 people in the truck, and the additional benefit of the crew cab is locked interior storage.
Anyone else who needs a long bed can also buy a van, and in my area I see way more businesses with work vans than with pickup trucks. If you put your stuff in a pickup truck it can't be locked and secured, and it's exposed to the elements. That's a no-go if you're an electrician, plumber, HVAC technician, etc.
I'm not sure what you mean when you say that work vans aren't being sold right now:
Ford Transit
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Chevy Express/GMC Savana
RAM ProMaster
Certainly the smaller work vans like the Transit Connect and Nissan NV200 are no longer with us, and that's unfortunate.
I think that the amount a small truck was valued by American consumers, including business consumers, is vastly overstated.
The reality is that most American businesses don't see any downside to the large size of the F-150. To them, a parking space is a parking space. The fact that you had parking restrictions probably makes you something of an outlier in the US market.
The single-row seating for whatever reason is particularly unpopular. I suspect that more people really want to be able to fit more than 3 people in the truck, and the additional benefit of the crew cab is locked interior storage.
Anyone else who needs a long bed can also buy a van, and in my area I see way more businesses with work vans than with pickup trucks. If you put your stuff in a pickup truck it can't be locked and secured, and it's exposed to the elements. That's a no-go if you're an electrician, plumber, HVAC technician, etc.
I'm not sure what you mean when you say that work vans aren't being sold right now:
Ford Transit
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Chevy Express/GMC Savana
RAM ProMaster
Certainly the smaller work vans like the Transit Connect and Nissan NV200 are no longer with us, and that's unfortunate.