Ford Ranger

The Ford Ranger is a nameplate that has been utilized on two distinct model lines of pickup trucks sold by the Ford Motor Company, a version sold in North America and later parts of South America, as well as a separate model sold internationally.

Ford designed and engineered the North American version of the Ranger and sold in for the 1983 through to 2011 model years. For the 1995 model year, Ford exported the North American model to select Latin and South American countries; however, as demand increased, Ford began producing the model at its Argentinian plant. During the 1994 through 2010 model years, Mazda badge engineered the North American variant as the "Mazda B-Series". Ranger manufacture in North America ended in December 2011. During its 29-year production run, the Ranger received several updates, notably the 1989 model year facelift, the introduction of the second-generation model for 1993, a 1998 model year facelift of the same, and several smaller second-generation cosmetic changes in the 2001, 2004, and 2006 model years.

For other markets, a badge engineered Mazda B-Series (unrelated to the North American model of the same name) designed and engineered in Japan, formed the basis of the first-generation "international" version of Ford Ranger, as manufactured between 1998 and 2006. Second-generation versions from 2006 and 2011 were also designed by Mazda, being a rebadged version of the Mazda BT-50. Third-generation models, as produced since 2011, were designed and engineered by Ford Australia, with Mazda set to introduce a derivative version as the BT-50.

North America

International