Editing Ford Explorer (section)

== Export sales ==

===UK models===
In the UK, the Ford Explorer was initially available as just one model, with the 4.0&nbsp;L engine and with a high specification – the only dealer options being a leather interior. Second and third-generation Explorers for the UK and other RHD markets utilized a center console-mounted shifter and hand parking brake instead of the steering column-mounted shifter and parking brake pedal used in the North American models. In 1998, a facelifted Explorer was available with minor cosmetic interior changes and a revised rear tail lift that centered the rear number plate. In 1999 the model range was revamped slightly, the base model becoming the XLT and a special edition North Face version marketed with a tie-in to North Face outdoor clothing. The North Face version was available in dark green or silver, with body-colored bumpers, heated leather seats, and a CD multichanger as standard. In 2000, the North Face was also available in black.

===Middle East and Asia===
In Korea, the Middle East, Taiwan, and China, the 2012 Ford Explorer was available in several trims, all with a 3.5&nbsp;L V6 engine and an automatic gearbox. Some GCC markets offer the front-wheel-drive version as a base model, while most of the trims have standard all-wheel-drive.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.drivearabia.com/news/2011/08/24/ford-explorer-2011-2012-gcc-specifications-dubai-uae-gcc/ |title=Ford Explorer 2011–2012 full GCC spec-sheets |work=Drive Arabia |date=August 24, 2011 }}</ref> The latest generation Explorer was made available in Japan the Fall of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ford.co.jp/ |title=Ford Japan |work=ford.co.jp |url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151001082041/https://www.ford.co.jp/ |archive-date=October 1, 2015}}</ref>

===Exports===
As of 2009, the Explorer is also sold in Bolivia, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Japan, South Korea, Israel, the Republic of China (Taiwan), The Philippines, Russia, Iceland, Germany, the Middle East, and certain countries in South America and Africa.

As of 2014, the Explorer is also available in Ukraine and Belarus. As of 2018, American-made Explorers are also exported to Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ford.com.vn/suvs/explorer/ |title=Ford Explorer |website=Ford.com.vn |access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>