Ford building new Texas-style Explorer King Ranch at Chicago plant Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune © Ford Motor Co./Detroit Free Press/TNS Ford Motor Co. introduced the 2021 Ford Explorer King Ranch edition with luxury features on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Ford announced Wednesday it is rolling out a new version of its Explorer SUV — the King Ranch Edition — with the “authenticity” of a Texas ranch and a made-in-Chicago label. Research Volvo The Explorer King Ranch, set to hit showrooms in the spring, will be built exclusively at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant...