For those who are wondering why the Ford Ranger is the best selling pickup truck in Asia. Here’s our answer.

According to Ford, the Ranger pick-up truck achieved an all-time record sales for the Asia Pacific region in 2018, with retail sales increasing 5-percent from the previous year to 139,501 vehicles.

For tenth consecutive year, the Ranger’s record-breaking year was driven by its best-ever full-year performance in Thailand, the Philippines and New Zealand. It also maintained its multi-year run as the best-selling pickup truck in both New Zealand and Vietnam.

The new, off-road, high performance Ranger Raptor, which started launching across Asia Pacific markets in the third quarter, contributed to the Ranger’s 2018 record with sales of more than 5,030 vehicles.

With a decade of annual sales records, Ranger has come to define the pickup truck segment in Asia Pacific with its unparalleled combination of toughness, capability, smart technologies, fuel efficiency and bold design.

A freshened lineup of the Ford Ranger in 2018 delivered an even more capable pickup with more class-leading technology, safety and convenience features, including an advanced Bi-Turbo diesel engine mated with 10-speed automatic transmission.

Here’s the summary of sales across the region:

Thailand led Ranger sales in Asia Pacific and remained the top-selling Ranger market globally, with sales jumping 25-percent to a record 55,389 vehicles. Ranger’s segment share gained 0.2 percentage points to 12.4-percent and remained firmly number three in Thailand’s highly competitive pickup truck segment.

In Australia, Ranger performed strongly in the competitive 4×4 pickup segment with sales reaching 42,143 units. Ranger finished the year as the number two selling nameplate in Australia and achieved its 40th consecutive month among the top five selling nameplates in the country.

In the Philippines, Ranger achieved record sales in 2018, with full-year retail sales rising nine percent to an all-time best of 11,604 vehicles, capturing over 20-percent of the segment.

In New Zealand, Ranger was the country’s best-selling vehicle overall for the fourth consecutive year, achieving its largest margin yet with its nearest competitor. Sales rose five percent over the previous year to a record 9,884 vehicles, giving it 26 percent of the segment.

In Vietnam, Ranger continued its reign as the best-selling pickup for the fifth consecutive year, commanding a 40 percent segment share with sales of 8,675 units.

In Malaysia, Ranger sales rose 19 percent from the previous year to 6,664 vehicles, increasing its share of the segment by 1.4 percentage points to 15 percent and helping it recapture the number two spot for pickups in the market.