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QuickPic | January 28, 2020 Kickstart 2020 With a Vehicle That Will Take You All The Way to the Top Ford’s EcoSport has consistently featured in South Africa’s monthly ranking of the 10 top-selling passenger cars since its launch in 2013 Designed for the urban jungle, and built to escape it, Ford’s latest generation compact SUV is the ideal companion...

QuickPic | January 23, 2020 Ford Invests in Developing Leaders Through Education In celebration of International Day of Education, Ford SA announces R1-million donation to the Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP) Ford commits to sponsor 10 academically distinguished Scholars from under-resourced communities with a five-year high school leadership award. SSP aims to achieve gender equality and break the cycle of poverty...

QuickPic | January 23, 2020 Innovative Ford-backed Water Project Receives Silver ‘Stars of Africa’ Award from American Chamber of Commerce Ford-funded World Vision SA water-generation project selected as recipient of American Chamber of Commerce ‘Stars of Africa’ Silver award in Health and Wellness Category Innovative project uses mobile Watergen water-from-air solution to provide communities, schools, clinics, ECDs and households in...

QuickPic | January 14, 2020 Welcome to the Future. Connected Car Technology Now Warns Drivers of Dangers Around the Corner Local Hazard Information (LHI) marks a significant step on the journey towards a connected transport infrastructure by helping drivers prepare for and potentially avoid dangers on the road. New Local Hazard Information offers drivers advance warning of potential dangers ahead....

QuickPic | January 14, 2020 Another Eye-Catching Creation Ford’s M-Sport World Rally Team Team’s EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs will be adorned with a striking new eye-catching design for the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship. Graphic Designer Phil Dixon drew his inspiration from print designs of the early-to-mid 90s. The 2020 colour scheme offers a largely white design with highlights of...

QuickPic | January 6, 2020 Ford’s Smart Window Displays View to Blind Passengers Ford’s Feel The View is a smart window for blind passengers Feel The View takes pictures that are turned into high-contrast monochrome images Smart Window enables blind or partially-sighted people to visualise passing scenery through touch. PRETORIA, South Africa, 03 January 2020 – From rolling hills to mountain...

QuickPic | December 20, 2019 Ford Wildlife Foundation Provides Crucial Mobility to Conservation Organisations Five new environmental projects receive Ford Rangers on two-year loan to support their conservation, research and education initiatives Support renewed for eight existing and far-reaching Ford Wildlife Foundation projects which received new replacement vehicles 25 ‘Built Ford Tough’ Rangers assist project teams with effective implementation, research...

QuickPic | December 18, 2019 Ford Volunteers Change Lives during 2019 Global Caring Month Ford’s annual Global Caring Month saw 30 organisations supported by Ford employees and dealers 772 volunteers dedicated almost 10 500 hours to improving lives in South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe More than R1.8-million in grants disbursed by Ford Motor Company Fund PRETORIA, South Africa, 18...

QuickPic | December 17, 2019 Graham Boswell Retires after Remarkable 47-year Career at Ford SA Graham Boswell started at Ford South Africa in 1972 and retired 47 years later as the company’s longest-serving employee A family affair, as Boswell’s father worked at Ford for almost 30 years PRETORIA, South Africa, 12 December 2019 – Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA)...

QuickPic | December 17, 2019 Ford Helps Deliver Festive Cheer to Santa Shoebox Beneficiaries Ford once again provided mobility to the Santa Shoebox Project for 2019 in the form of two Transit Custom vans The Santa Shoebox Project provides essential items to thousands of children across South Africa and Namibia each year Since 2006, the project has delivered almost 860 000...

QuickPic | December 17, 2019 Perfect Stocking Filler for Students: Ford Figo offers outstanding value for money The Ford Figo is currently amongst the top 10 best-selling vehicles in South Africa A Figo is the perfect run-around, designed for zipping through congested city streets, and squeezing into tight parking spaces The trendy Figo Blu is the perfect stocking filler for...

QuickPic | December 05, 2019 Double Shot of Sustainability: Ford and McDonald’s Collaborate to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts Collaboration builds on both companies’ commitments to environmental stewardship Ford and McDonald’s can provide an innovative new home to a significant portion of that material. The collaboration with Ford and McDonald’s is the latest example of the innovative approaches...

QuickPic | December 3, 2019 Ford Makes the Dream of Beach Access a Reality for the Disabled Ford Motor Company observes International Day of Persons with Disabilities Ford Fund grant of $10,000 awarded to WESSA Blue Flag Amphibious Wheelchair Project Ford supports provision of specially designed amphibious wheelchairs for disabled persons at selected Blue Flag beaches in South Africa Amphibious...

QuickPic | December 03, 2019 Family Road Trip Survival Guide for the Summer Holidays ‘Four Vagabonds’ – Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs – give birth to the Great American road trip 100 years ago Ford SA offers tips for motorists embarking on a road trip this festive season A little bit of planning and preparation goes...

QuickPic | November 28, 2019 Every Day is Black Friday for Ford Owners For Ford owners, every day is Black Friday, as they enjoy the immense value that a well-built vehicle adds to their everyday lives 106 years after the first mass-produced Model T rolled off the moving assembly line, Ford Motor Company continues to build affordable cars for the...

QuickPic | November 28, 2019 Ford Ranger Wins Coveted International Pick-up Award Ford Ranger has won the International Pick-up Award (IPUA) for 2020 Ford also clinches title for the 2020 International Van of the Year (IVOTY) with the Transit Custom 2.0-litre Bi-Turbo diesel powertrain and advanced driver assistance technologies tip the scales for Ranger PRETORIA, South Africa, 28 November 2019...