Even if the Mazda and Ford took different paths after their divorce in 2008, both companies worked together for specific models, such as Mazda BT50 and Ford Ranger.

Mazda and Ford used to build their pickups together for the European and Australian markets in Thailand, and the Japanese cousin of the Ranger was named BT-50.

The second generation of the BT50 was designed by Mazda's research center based at Ford Australia's design center. It shares fewer elements with the Ford Ranger and offered a true Mazda look.

Ford Motor Company had a big chunk of Mazda in 2006 when the Japanese brand launched the BT-50 pickup, a vehicle that shared the same underpinnings with the European Ford Ranger.