So long as the world keeps turning, Ford's going to keep selling trucks. That's long been true of the full-size F-Series range, and now, it can once again be said for compact pickups. The Ford Maverick is a hot-ticket item—when one hits dealer lots, it only stays there for an average of four days—and it outsold its closest competitor, the Hyundai Santa Cruz, by more than double in the first quarter of 2022. Oh, and it also outsold the Ford Ranger.Ford's Q1 sales report shows it has moved 19,245 Mavericks through March, while precisely 8,400 Hyundai Santa Cruzes were sold during the same period. This is significant given that these two are by far the most direct rivals with unibodies, four-cylinder engines, and front-wheel drive as well as all-wheel drive. And if you're curious about the Honda Ridgeline, people bought 9,189 of 'em.
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