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QuickPic | April 09, 2020 Shifting into Park: Ford’s Top Ten Tips for Your Quarantined Machine PRETORIA, South Africa, 09 April 2020 – Washing hands, disinfecting, not touching your face and wearing masks is only part of the solution. Staying home so that infection won’t spread is now a global effort against COVID-19. Many governments have taken extra precaution by imposing...

QuickPic | April 08, 2020 Ford South Africa Commences Production of Face Shields to Assist with COVID-19, Contributions Welcomed to Support this Initiative Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa begins production of protective face shields at its Silverton plant for donation to medical and essential personnel battling COVID-19 Over 57 000 material kits already ordered, production capacity being ramped up and...

QuickPic | April 08, 2020 Ford Extends Service Plans by Two Months for Affected Customers, More Dealers Available to Assist Essential Services All Ford vehicles with a service plan expiring between 1 March and 31 May 2020, and requiring a scheduled service to be completed based on the prescribed Service Plan, receive a two-month extension The extension is applicable from...

QuickPic | April 03, 2020 Ford Motor Company Fund Announces Donation Match, Opportunities for South African Employees to Help Fight COVID-19 Ford Motor Company Fund’s new COVID-19 Donation Match program gives employees and others the opportunity to support non-profit organizations and community groups in more than 20 countries as they cope with coronavirus-related issues In South Africa, Ford Fund is...

QuickPic | April 03, 2020 Ford Designs Fun Activity Book To Entertain Kids During Lockdown Sustained periods of social isolation, restricted movement, and confinement are challenging for anyone, but even more so for families stuck indoors with energetic small children during the COVID-19 lockdown Ford launches a publicly accessible Family Fun Hub to share creative and brain-teasing activities to keep...

QuickPic | April 02, 2020 Selected Ford Dealerships Permitted to Repair Emergency Services Vehicles During COVID-19 Lockdown Selected Ford dealers in the major centres in South Africa have received permits to repair emergency and essential service Ford vehicles during the 21-day coronavirus lockdown Applies to emergency medical and response teams, safety and security services and companies granted government permits in...

QuickPic | April 01, 2020 Heroic Humanitarian Efforts During COVID-19 Pandemic Supported by Ford Ford loans nine vehicles to humanitarian organisations to assist with coronavirus containment measures and community healthcare support across South Africa Gift of the Givers, Laudium Disaster Management and South African Red Cross Society using Ford Rangers and Everests to assist communities in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban and...

QuickPic | March 31, 2020 Ford to Produce 50,000 Ventilators in Michigan in Next 100 Days; Partnering with GE Healthcare Will Help Coronavirus Patients Ford, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will leverage the design of Airon Corp.’s FDA- cleared ventilator to produce in Michigan With the full weight of the UAW behind the venture and the full power of Ford...

QuickPic | March 27, 2020 Ford Digit Robots Could Provide the Delivery Solutions of the Future PRETORIA, South Africa, 27 March 2020 – Receiving a parcel from a courier or having food delivered to our door by a driver is something many of us have become accustomed to. However, the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the resultant restrictions have shown...

QuickPic | March 23, 2020 Ford Rallies to Bridge Literacy Gap with R1-million Sponsorship Ford South Africa celebrates a 21-year partnership with Rally to READ Ford visits remote and disadvantaged primary schools on #WorldBookDay weekend Ford delivers books, teaching aids, and educational materials to under-resourced rural schools to help communities #GoFurther PRETORIA, South Africa, 23 March 2020 – On Saturday 7...

QuickPic | March 23, 2020 Ford Temporarily Suspends Production in India, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam in Response to Coronavirus Vehicle and engine temporary production suspension began at Ford’s International Markets Group (IMG) manufacturing sites Saturday, March 21 Production suspensions will vary market by market; expected to last a number of weeks depending on pandemic situation, national restrictions, supplier constraints...

QuickPic | March 20, 2020 Ford Struandale Engine Plant a Leader in Environmental Management Ford Struandale Engine Plant awarded the SJM Flex Environmental Award in 2019 for excellence in environmental management Efficient production methods and technologies have resulted in noteworthy improvements in water and electrical consumption Rainwater harvesting and recycling of 97 percent of waste reduces the environmental impact of...

Dear Kelfords Ford Clients, We are writing to inform you of the actions that we have taken to ensure the well-being of our colleagues and customers, in response to the growing threat from Coronavirus. Shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak occurred in China, we began reviewing and implementing provisions as a part of our overall business continuity plan. This plan outlines...

QuickPic | March 12, 2020 Ford Ranger Wins 9th Consecutive CAR Top 12 Best Buys Title The Ford Ranger earned CAR Magazine’s Top 12 Best Buys award for ninth year in a row in the popular double cab pickup segment Reaffirms the Ranger’s continued trend-setting attributes in terms of comfort, refinement, safety, performance and technology Ford Ranger is among the...

QuickPic | March 12, 2020 Ford to Design, Build and Race a Brand New Car in Just a Few Months – with Help from the Gamers Who Will Drive It Ford is calling on gamers to help design the ultimate virtual racing car in a unique collaboration between an auto manufacturer and the gaming community A completely new vehicle, “Team...

QuickPic | March 4, 2020 Compare what you would’ve paid for a litre of fuel five years ago, and 10 years ago, to what you pay today Monthly #FordFuelUpdate helps you stay abreast of your expenses and make better purchasing decisions in 2020 Ford Ranger’s 2.0-litre single-turbocharged diesel engine, matched to a 10-speed automatic transmission, achieved an exceptional average fuel...