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First new Ford Rangers come off the local line
Follows investment of more than R3bn in local operations and extensive upgrades to plants
Ford’s Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria has officially started production of the updated Ford Ranger one-tonner, bringing a raft of product upgrades to one of SA’s top-selling vehicles and export models. “Following the investment of more than R3bn in our local operations and extensive upgrades to our plants over the past 18 months, we are delighted to see the first of the new Ford Ranger models coming off our production line,” says Neale Hill, MD of Ford’s sub-Saharan Africa region. “This is an extremely important and exciting year for the Ford Ranger, which will also see the launch of the first-ever Ranger Raptor that is undoubtedly one of this year's most highly anticipated new models,”Hill adds. “The 2019 Ford Ranger will deliver more power, greater fuel efficiency, enhanced refinement and even more advanced technologies when it goes on sale in the coming months, and we are confident it will once again set the benchmark in the extremely competitive pickup segment.” Selected r...
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