* Lagos - Ford will assemble best-selling Ranger Trucks in Nigeria
-- Ford Motor Company today announced it will assemble its popular Ford Ranger pickup truck in Nigeria starting in the fourth quarter of 2015 as part of its expansion in Middle East and Africa. Nigeria will be the first African country outside of South Africa where Ford vehicles are produced.. Ranger assembly will begin in Ikeja, in the Lagos State about 750 km southwest of Nigeria’s capital city Abuja. Ford is partnering with Ford dealer group Coscharis Motors Limited on the project... Ford will assemble the vehicles at a semi-knockdown level, using body parts and components imported from South Africa for the new Ranger. The new assembly plant in Ikeja will create approximately 180 jobs directly and indirectly, and has the capacity to assemble up to 5,000 units annually. Vehicles assembled at Ikeja are destined for sale in Nigeria only...
(Photo: Business Wire - At Go Further South Africa 2015, Ford South Africa President and CEO Jeff Nemeth (left) and Coscharis Motors Limited President Dr. Cosmas Maduka (right) announced a new manufacturing facility in Nigeria to assemble the best-selling Ford Ranger) -- Johannesburg, SA - BUSINESS WIRE - August 11, 2015Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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