


Ford of Argentina produced the Ranger in its General Pacheco facility from 1998 to 2011 it replaced the North-American designed version of the Ranger with the current Ranger T production.įor the 1972 model year, the Ford Courier was introduced as the first compact pickup truck sold by Ford. The current fourth-generation Ranger is manufactured by Ford at Wayne Stamping & Assembly ( Wayne, Michigan). The first three generations of the Ranger were produced by Ford at its Louisville Assembly ( Louisville, Kentucky), Edison Assembly ( Edison, New Jersey), and Twin Cities Assembly Plant ( Saint Paul, Minnesota) facilities the final 2012 Ranger was the final vehicle produced at the St. The first mid-size Ranger in North America, the model line is derived from the globally-marketed Ford Ranger (revised to fulfill North American design requirements). For the 2019 model year, Ford introduced a fourth generation of the Ranger (after a seven-year hiatus).

From 2012 to 2018, the Ranger model line was retired in North America as Ford concentrated on its full-size F-Series pickup trucks. Through its production, the model line has served as a close rival to the Chevrolet S-10 and its Chevrolet Colorado successor (and their GMC counterparts), with the Ranger as the best-selling compact truck in the United States from 1987 to 2004.

Developed as a replacement for the Mazda-sourced Ford Courier, the model line has been sold across the Americas Ford of Argentina began production of the Ranger for South America in 1998. Introduced in early 1982 for the 1983 model year, the Ranger is currently in its fourth generation. The Ford Ranger sold in the Americas is a range of pickup trucks manufactured and marketed by Ford in North and South America under the Ranger nameplate. Front-engine, rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive
