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Ford SA exports its 500,000th locally built Ranger – Gqeberha in the News

9 September 2021 By Port Elizabethan

Ford SA exports its 500,000th locally built Ranger: Ford SA confirmed on Wednesday that its Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria produced its 500,000th Ranger pickup for the export market at the beginning of September …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Ford’s Tshwane plant gets R10.3bn Ranger tuning: US-based motor giant is preparing its Silverton plant to assemble the new Ranger bakkie to be launched in 2022 …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Ford celebrates milestone at Gqeberha plant: Ford South Africa is celebrating significant milestones this year for its local production of the Ranger pickup, after the 500-thousandth unit, rolled off the assembly line at the beginning of …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Two more arrested- in prison- for triple murder on Easter Friday: The Gang Investigation Unit in Gqeberha arrested two more suspects for the triple murder at Perridgevale on Easter Friday.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Ford South Africa creates 1,200 new jobs: Two-thirds of the Rangers produced are exported to more than 100 global markets, including Europe where it is the top-selling pickup.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Gqeberha: Suspect arrested for rape and sexual assault of teen boys: If police in Gqeberha didn’t catch and arrest the rape suspect, we’re pretty sure the community would have caught him themselves.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Ford South Africa expands workforce with assembly plant investment: Ford South Africa is adding almost 1,200 jobs at its Silverton Assembly Plant as part of its modernisation and expansion. (Image source: Ford South Africa) The local workforce has increased from the …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

A look at Ford’s upgraded factory in South Africa – which can make a Ranger every 2 minutes: Ford South Africa has created around 1,200 incremental jobs by adding a third shift as part of the $ 1.05-billion (R15 billion) investment in its Silverton Assembly Plant.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Vermeulen returns to Boks’ starting lineup after nearly two-year Test rugby hiatus: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, as expected, named a powerful side to take on the Wallabies in the first of four Rugby Championship matches over the next four weekends.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.


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