Ford Courier

Ford Courier
The most recent model in the Ford Courier series, developed by Ford Brazil and introduced in 1998
Overview
ManufacturerFord
Production1952–1960
1971–2013
Model years1952–1960 (sedan delivery)
1972–2007 (compact pickup)
1991–2002 (compact panel van)
1998–2013 (coupe utility)
Chronology
SuccessorFord Transit Courier (Europe)
Ford Transit Connect (Europe)
Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger (T6) (Europe and Brazil)
Ford Maverick (Americas)

Ford Courier is a model nameplate used by Ford since the early 1950s. The Courier moniker has been used on a variety of vehicles all around the world since it was first used in North America for a sedan delivery. The Courier nameplate was also used by Ford for a series of compact pickup trucks (produced by Mazda) and would also see use by Ford of Europe denoting a Fiesta-based panel van. Ford Brazil used the nameplate for a Fiesta-based coupe utility pickup marketed across Latin America.

During the 2000s, the Courier pickup truck was replaced by the Ranger nameplate (which replaced the Courier in North America for 1983); the Courier panel van was replaced by the Ford Transit Connect in 2002. For 2014, the stand-alone Courier name was withdrawn, but returned as the Transit Courier, the smallest vehicle of the Ford Transit van series.