New VW Amarok to be built in SA alongside the Ford Ranger, says source
Insider says the American carmaker’s plant in Tshwane is being expanded to build jointly developed bakkies
09 April 2020 - 05:00
It was recently announced that the next-generation Volkswagen Amarok will be based on the new Ford Ranger, and though both companies have yet to divulge where the bakkies will be assembled, a Ford insider has told Motor News it will be at the company’s local vehicle assembly plant in Silverton, Tshwane.
Ford’s current Ranger is built there for the local market and for export to more than 100 countries. The current Amarok, launched in 2010, is an import produced in Argentina and Germany...
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