Mazda has a New Mid-Size Pickup

Mazda had a long-time partner when it to trucks and that was Ford. That partnership was dissolved in 2013.  But now, Mazda has a new partner to help them release a new midsize pickup, and that is Isuzu.

 

Mazda BT-50

Now I sure your thinking how Isuzu hasn’t been in the U.S. since 2009 when they left the market. But their still around and their back in the midsize pickup game. The Mazda/Isuzu collaboration will most likely take the place of the Mazda BT-50, the BT-50 was co-developed with Ford of Australia and is the mechanical twin of the Ford Ranger. The current generation of this truck, which is built in Thailand and in South Africa, was introduced in late 2010 and updated last year.

For its part, Mazda hasn’t sold a pickup in the United States since the days of the B2000, which was a rebadged Ford Ranger (the American one). Prior to that, Mazda had supplied Ford with its first compact pickup, which Dearborn badged as the Courier, and also sold a similar small pickup under its own brand.

Does this new collaboration mean that we’ll once again see Mazda (or Isuzu) pickups on American soil? Sadly, no. In a statement announcing the partnership, Mazda said that the vehicle, like the current BT-50, will be sold “worldwide, except [in] North America.”

So if you live or travel overseas, you can soon drive the new Mazda midsize pickup truck. But for the rest of us, we have to admire from afar. Check out the rest of our fine Mazda inventory or contact us today to drive yours now!