873 751, that’s the total number of current-generation Rangers produced at our Ford Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria over the past 11 years. As we say goodbye to current-generation Ranger, we celebrate what has become one of the country’s favourite bakkies. Our locally assembled Ford Ranger has been a huge success in South Africa and internationally with more than two thirds of the locally assembled Rangers being exported to over 100 global markets. | Ford

Ford brings truck production back to Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne with new Ranger

Ford South Africa is adding almost 1 200 jobs at its Silverton Assembly Plant as part of its modernisation and expansion. The addition of a third shift for production of the Ford Ranger pickup increases its workforce by 750 employees to a total of approximately 5 000, with a further 440 jobs added at the company’s on-site service provider. The first phase of Ford’s $1.05-billion investment has been completed with extensive upgrades and introduction of latest technologies to the Ranger assembly l