The Ford pickup truck is a century-old legend
Then in 1925, the introduction of the Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body laid the foundation for the basic look of modern Pickup trucks, and the name “Pickup, pickup” was first proposed, and has continued to this day!
The Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body
Since then, Ford developed its first platform dedicated to the manufacture of truck models in 1948, and on this basis launched a very representative popular product – Ford F series, Ford pickup truck ushered in the golden development period in a real sense, and then based on the enhancement of engine performance and carrying capacity, and continued to extend the F1 to F8 and other models. Ford pickup truck is also a starting point, has become an important component of the development of global pickup culture and the core driver.
Ford F-1
With the outbreak of the oil crisis in 1979, Ford opened the Project Yuma program, with light weight and high fuel economy as the primary goal, to create a more compact model than the F-Series pickup. Under the Project Yuma program, the original Ford Ranger was born in 1982, its chassis borrowed a lot of elements from the Ford F-series, the independent suspension of the front axle and the use of high-strength steel plate stamping lower arm to enhance the vehicle’s handling texture.
First generation Ford Ranger
In 1992, the second generation of the Ford Ranger was introduced, and nearly 2 million units were sold within six years. At the same time, the pickup series models based on the second generation Ford Ranger are widely popular in Southeast Asia and South America and other markets, which also laid the user base for the subsequent vigorous development of Ford Ranger in the global market.
Second generation Ford Ranger
Introduced in 1998, the third-generation Ford Ranger has become increasingly hot in South America, Australia and Southeast Asia and other markets, and has officially become an icon in the global market. This generation of Ford Ranger sold 350,000 units in 1999, or 1,000 units per day.
Third generation Ford Ranger
The fourth-generation Ford Ranger was developed at Ford’s research and development center in Australia and went on sale in 2011 in all countries except North America. This generation of Ford Ranger has clarified the two-seat cab layout, making its multi-purpose attribute further clear. Its follow-up, the high-performance Wildtrak model, was also imported into the Chinese market in 2018.
Fourth generation Ford Ranger
As the pure-blood sibling of the pickup king Ford F-150 Raptor, the Ford Ranger will usher in its fifth generation in 2021. This model has become a multi-purpose pickup that can meet the needs of users in various scenarios such as work, home and play. Today, Ford Ranger has been sold in no less than 180 countries/regions, which has even surpassed McDonald’s in the global laying scope, which also makes it a global cumulative sales of more than 8 million star models.
