{"id":2457,"date":"2026-01-20T17:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/wptest\/2026\/01\/20\/ford-ranger-sales-pick-up-19-in-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:00:35","slug":"ford-ranger-sales-pick-up-19-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/2026\/01\/20\/ford-ranger-sales-pick-up-19-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Ranger Sales Pick Up 19% in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong demand for the segment-defining Ford Ranger pickup truck in Malaysia fueled its 2018 performance with full year retail sales rising 19 per cent from the prior year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strong sales helped drive Ranger\u2019s full year share of the pickup truck segment up 1.4 percentage points year-on-year to 15 per cent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Ranger\u2019s unmatched versatility and capability is continuing to drive its success and wide customer appeal,\u201d said Ford Motor Company, Asia Pacific Emerging Markets, managing director, Truong Kim Phong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u2018Built Ford Tough\u2019 Ranger finished 2018 as the second best-selling pickup in the market by attracting a wide range of customers who appreciate its versatility for work and lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ranger earned continued recognition in 2018, garnering awards which included the \u2018Pickup Truck of the Year\u2019 awards at both the 2018 Malaysia Car of the Year (COTY) and 2018 DSF.my Allianz Vehicle of the Year (VOTY) Awards. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ranger also took home a Gold for \u2018Pick-up Truck of the Year\u2019 at the Carlist.my People\u2019s Choice Awards &amp; Editors\u2019 Choice Award 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ranger is currently available in Malaysia in nine variants, including the high-speed, off-road performance Ranger Raptor, the high-series Ranger Wildtrak, Ranger, XLT+, XLT and XL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe recently launched the new Ranger with a freshened line-up that combines class-leading technology, safety and convenience features,\u201d said Sime Darby Auto Connexion managing director, Syed Ahmad Muzri Bin Syed Faiz. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are confident that Ranger sales momentum will carry into this year, while further building on our Ford customer service experience,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, Ford and Sime Darby Auto Connexion announced the opening of two new and upgraded Ford dealer facilities, including Sime Darby Auto Connexion (Kuching) and Sime Darby Auto Connexion (Kota Kinabalu). Ford and Sime Darby Auto Connexion are continuing efforts to further enhance the Ford ownership experience with the ongoing expansion and upgrades of Ford dealerships nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong demand for the segment-defining Ford Ranger pickup truck in Malaysia fueled its 2018 performance with full year retail sales rising 19 per cent from the prior year. The strong sales helped drive Ranger\u2019s full year share of the pickup truck segment up 1.4 percentage points year-on-year to 15 per cent. \u201cThe Ranger\u2019s unmatched versatility [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4167,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions\/4167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}