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The Ford Ranger is a nameplate that has been used on three distinct model lines of cars sold by
Ford. Originally, the name was used by the short-lived Edsel Ranger car, then it later referred to
a version of the Ford F-Series pickup truck sold in North America between model year 1965 and
1981 that denoted a styling package. Ford repurposed the name "Ranger" in 1982 for the 1983
model year for a compact pickup truck sold in North America and, later, parts of South America.

Since 1998, Ford has offered a separate model of Ranger sold internationally. This is the only
Ford Ranger that is still currently in production.

Americas (19832011 model years)

Main article: Ford Ranger (North America)

For the 1983 model year, Ford introduced the Ford Ranger for the United States and Canada.
Replacing the 1971-1982 Ford Courier (a rebadged Mazda B-Series), the Ranger was the first
compact pickup truck designed by Ford Motor Company. In 1995, exports of the Ford Ranger
began in select Latin and South American countries. To accommodate the demand for the
vehicle, in 1998, Ford Argentina commenced local production of the Ranger, introducing a four-
door cab not sold in North America.

Over its 29-year production, the Ford Ranger was produced over the same chassis architecture.
Alongside a major redesign in 1993, the model saw mid-cycle updates for 1989, and 1998, with
smaller updates in 2001 and 2004. In South America, for 2010, the Ranger saw all-new exterior
sheetmetal not given to its North American counterpart. The Ford Ranger served as the basis for
several models, including the Ford Bronco II compact SUV, the first two generations of the Ford
Explorer mid-size SUV (alongside the Mazda Navajo and Mercury Mountaineer), and the first-
generation Ford Explorer Sport Trac mid-size pickup truck. In 1994, Mazda began sales of the
B-Series in the United States and Canada by rebadging the Ford Ranger, the reverse of the
Mazda-sourced Ford Courier.

On December 22, 2011, the final Ford Ranger produced for North America rolled off the
assembly line, becoming the final vehicle assembled at Twin Cities Assembly.[1] For the 2012
model year, Ford Argentina began assembly of the Ford Ranger T6.

In 2017, Ford announced that a redesigned version of the Ranger T6 would be sold in North
America as a 2019 model; the Ranger would form the basis for a Ford Bronco SUV as a potential
2020 model.[2]


19831988 model years

19891992 model years

19931997 model years

19982000 model years

 20012012 model years

20102012 model years

(South America)

International (1998present)
Main articles: Mazda B-Series, Mazda BT-50, and Ford Ranger (T6)

For markets outside of North America, Ford badge engineered the Japanese-built Mazda B-
Series as the Courier starting in 1971, renaming it the Ranger in 1998; the Courier nameplate
was retained in Australasia until 2006. The Courier was also sold in North America prior to the
1983 model year. Second-generation models from 2006 to 2011 were also designed by Mazda,
being rebadged versions of the successor to the B-Series, the BT-50.

Third-generation models, as produced since 2011, were designed and engineered by Ford
Australia, with this time Mazda being the derivative version of the Ford, offered as the second
generation BT-50. This third generation is also the basis for the Ford Everest SUV and therefore,
the Ranger and the Everest share a number of features. Third generation Ford Ranger and
particularly its most expensive flagship version (the Ranger "Wildtrack") has vastly increased its
presence on the European market, making the Ranger the best selling pickup truck in Europe by
2015.

19982002

Main article: Mazda B-Series



20022006

Main article: Mazda B-Series

20062009

Main article: Mazda BT-50

20092011

Main article: Mazda BT-50

20112015

Main article: Ford Ranger (T6)

 2015present

Main article: Ford Ranger (T6)

References
1.

Max, Josh (19 December 2011). "Ford Ranger, other cars, cease production in 2012". New
York Daily News. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

2. Ford NAIAS 2017: Official Press Conference Livestream

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