Ford Ranger is a nameplate that has been used on several model lines of vehicles sold by Ford.

The successor to the Mazda-produced Ford Courier, the Ranger was introduced for 1983 as the first
compact pickup truck produced by Ford. In North America, the Ranger is slotted below the F-150 in
the Ford light truck range, serving as the smallest Ford pickup truck. In markets where Ford does not
market the F-Series/Super Duty trucks, the Ranger is typically the only pickup truck sold by Ford.
In the Americas, the model line is currently in its fourth generation, derived from the third generation
of the Ranger marketed worldwide since 2011. Initially developed by Ford Australia, the current Ford
Ranger T6 is the first version sold as a mid-size pickup truck.

Contents

 1Origin of name
 2Americas (1983–2012, 2019–present)
o 2.1South America (Ford Argentina)
o 2.2Model revival (2019–present)
 3International (1998–present)
 4References

Origin of name[edit]
Prior to its use on compact trucks, Ford Motor Company used the Ranger nameplate on three
different model lines. The name made its first appearance in 1958 as the Edsel Ranger; serving as
the base-trim sedan for the division, the Ranger would be produced through the 1960 model year.
Following the demise of Edsel, the Ranger name returned to the Ford division in 1965 as a trim
package for F-Series trucks and on the Ford Bronco in 1972; the Ranger served as a mid to top-trim
level until 1981.
Following the 1981 model year, Ford withdrew the Ranger trim line from its light trucks, largely in
anticipation of its 1983 compact pickup truck.

Americas (1983–2012, 2019–present)[edit]

Main article: Ford Ranger (Americas)
For the 1983 model year, Ford introduced the Ranger for the United States and Canada. The first
compact pickup truck designed by Ford, the American-produced Ranger replaced imports of the
Ford Courier (a rebadged Mazda B1800). Over a 29-year production run, the model line was
produced over three generations using a single chassis architecture. The Ranger underwent major
redesigns for 1993 and 1998, with mid-cycle updates in 1989 and 2001 (and smaller updates in
2004 and 2006).
The Ford Ranger chassis architecture served as the basis for multiple model ranges over its
production. The 1984-1990 Ford Bronco II and the 1991-2001 Ford Explorer SUVs shared chassis
and body components with the Ranger (shared with the Mazda Navajo and Mercury Mountaineer),
with the 2001-2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Ford Bronco II and the 1991-2001 Ford Explorer were derived from the Ranger (alongside
the Mazda Navajo and Mercury Mountaineer) alongside the 2001-2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
Through the use of rebadging, in North America, Mazda sold the Ranger as the Mazda B-Series
from 1994-2009 (the reverse of the original Ford Courier; also the reverse of the Ford Ranger
outside North America).
On December 22, 2011, the final Ford Ranger produced for North America rolled off the Twin Cities
Assembly line, as the final vehicle assembled at the facility.[1]

South America (Ford Argentina)[edit]

In 1995, exports of the Ford Ranger began to 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. During the 2000s, Rangers
produced by Ford Argentina shared a common chassis with North American-produced vehicles
(offering a diesel engine to meet local demand). For 2010, the Ranger underwent a major revision of
the exterior (not done for North America).
Ford Argentina ended production of the compact Ranger following the 2011 model year (slightly
before the United States) to expand production of the Ranger T6 mid-size pickup, which remains in
production.

Model revival (2019–present)[edit]

For the 2019 model year, Ford returned the Ranger to its model range in North America (after an
eight-year hiatus); the first example rolled off the assembly line on October 22, 2018.[2] Adapting the
global Ranger T6 to accommodate US government regulations, the fourth-generation Ranger is the
first version sold in North America as a mid-size pickup truck. Similar in size to the 2001 to
2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, the model line is sold as a 2+2 door SuperCab (6-foot bed) and as a
4-door SuperCrew. As of current production, the two-door standard cab is not offered for sale in
North America, nor is the Ranger Raptor.
The model line is currently produced by Ford at its Michigan Assembly Plant at Wayne, Michigan.