New Export Record For Ford Sa As More Than 10,000 Rangers Shipped Abroad Last Month

Ford South Africa reached a new export milestone in November 2024, achieving the highest figure so far for the current-generation Ranger .

With 10,574 of these bakkies shipped abroad last month, the Ranger was South Africas top vehicle export, trailed by the Mercedes C-Class 8,400, BMW X3 4,700, Toyota Hilux 3,986, Volkswagen Polo 1,780, Isuzu D-Max 330 and Nissan Navara 299.

While the latter two bakkies are primarily exported to African markets, the Ford Ranger is shipped to over 100 global markets, including European countries.

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Production of the current-generation Ranger kicked off in November 2022, following a R15.8 billion investment in the Silverton plant outside Pretoria. The facility has an installed capacity over more than 200,000 vehicles per year. It is one of four international Ranger production hubs, which also include Thailand, the US and Argentina.