Ford South Africa
Ford is an automobile manufacturing company known for their vehicles all over the world. The company was founded on June 16, 1903, and presently based in Michigan, United States. In 1923, the company entered into the South African market. They started assembling T cars at Port Elizabeth. The Ford is the leading car manufacturing company in South Africa, whereas their regional head office situated in Pretoria, South Africa. There are several car models available in the South African market named as Figo, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion St, Focus RS, Mustang, EcoSport, Kuga, Everest, Ranger, and Transit Connect.
In 1980, the company merged with Anglo American to arrange South African Motor Corporation. The automaker provides three years roadside assistance to customers. The service covers include break down, flat tire, key lock, fuel, and towing vehicle. In 2017, the operating income of the company was US$156.776 billion whereas the net income of the company in the same year was US$7.602 billion. The company currently employed more than 202,000 employees in the different parts of the world. In 2017, the production output of the company was 6.6 million vehicles. The company sponsors various sports events from time to time. They sponsor the UEFA Champions League for more than 20 years. The company also major sponsors of Sky Media Channel’s.
Ford South Africa History
On November 3, 1901, the company established as Henry Ford Company. Later, they renamed as Cadillac Motor Company. In 1980, the company launched a new slogan “Have You Driven a Ford” lately. The company acquired Jaguar Cars and Aston Martin in 1990 and 1994 respectively. The automaker sold their Jaguar and Land Rover unit to Tata Motors on June 2, 2018. The company manufacturing facility situated in several countries named as United States, Canada, Mexico, China, United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, and South Africa.