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South Africa’s Silverton Manufacturing Plant has kicked off full-scale production of Ford’s new Ranger Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), marking a pivotal shift in the company’s global ...

The second-generation Ranger chapter drew to a close in November 2022 with a total of 873, 751 units produced in South Africa – with around two-thirds making their way to export markets.

In an impressive milestone for Ford, that’s the number of bakkies their plant in Silverton, Pretoria have produced over the past 24 years of building the Ranger which is now in its third generation.

Analysis - South Africa's bakkie-mad market has just got even more competitive with the launch of Ford SA's locally produced Ranger Tremor and upmarket Ranger Platinum.

A third electrified bakkie — Ford’s Ranger PHEV — will be built in South Africa, but the company has yet to confirm whether it will be sold locally. It is set to launch in early 2025.

Ford kicked off celebrations for its 100th year in South Africa with a significant announcement to invest in Ranger PHEV infrastructure in Pretoria, but another nameplate has also stolen the show.

JAC T9 Hunter The JAC T9 Hunter is expected to be the first hybrid bakkie in South Africa. Announced at the tail-end of 2022, the T9 will make its local introduction with a choice of two engines ...

Ford Ranger Raptor Ford is expected to launch the latest Ranger Raptor rendition in South Africa in the first quarter of 2023. The top-end Ranger was set to launch towards the end of 2022. However ...

The Blue Oval has brought a nuke to the ongoing bakkie war in South Africa with the arrival of their new Ford Ranger. This is genuine next-generation stuff. Minus VW’s new Amarok, which is now ...

The expanded operations in South Africa contribute to job creation and economic development, with 1,200 new jobs added for a third shift to support the increased production volumes. This takes the ...

The Triton comes at a time when the South African bakkie market is eagerly awaiting updated versions of staple brands including the 2022 Ford Ranger.