It has been an entire year since Ford South Africa kicked off its Centenary celebrations, marking the company’s exceptional legacy that helped create and shape the automotive industry that we have today – one that, in 2023, accounted for 5.3 percent of the country’s total GDP and 21.9 percent of its manufacturing output according to Naamsa, the Automotive Business Council*.

Lynn Simoncini never thought of herself as an innovator when she received her breast cancer diagnosis in 2022. However, after a double mastectomy, she found herself grappling with an unexpected source of pain during a routine activity — driving.

Ford Performance welcomes world-renowned rally and off-road driver Mattias Ekström, who will be joining its team for the 2025 Dakar Rally and thus completing the driver lineup. Ekström, a two-time DTM champion, World Rallycross champion, and experienced rally raid competitor, will join Mitch Guthrie Jr, Nani Roma, and Carlos Sainz Sr in piloting the Ford Raptor T1+ in one of the world’s most demanding motorsport events

World Rivers Day, celebrated on Sunday, 22 September 2024, is a global event that underscores the importance of rivers and their conservation. Rivers are essential to ecosystems, biodiversity, human life, and economic activities. They provide fresh water which is vital for drinking, agriculture, industry, and energy, making them indispensable to life on Earth.

The Phakisa 400, the penultimate round of the 2024 South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC), delivered a challenging mix of extremely dry and dusty conditions along with an exceptionally fast pace, which saw Gareth Woolridge and Boyd Dreyer (#200) finishing fourth overall and in the Ultimate (T1+) class after almost 450km of flat-out racing in their Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Ford Ranger

The new Ford Tourneo raises the bar in the multi-activity vehicle segment, featuring a new platform engineered for maximum versatility and comfort. It is designed to enhance the ownership experience for both personal use and business customers, offering spacious accommodation for up to eight occupants

The Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Ford Rally-Raid Team is hoping to repeat its good fortunes at the Phakisa Raceway near Welkom when the South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) returns to the venue for Round 6 of the 2024 season.

Ford South Africa reinforces its commitment to education and literacy through lasting legacy projects like Rally to Read and the construction of 100 Early Childhood Development Centres across disadvantaged communities

Ford will soon be launching the new seventh-generation Mustang in South Africa, delivering the most exciting and visceral version yet, from its fighter jet-inspired digital cockpit to the advanced 5.0-litre V8 engine and its edgier yet timeless exterior design.

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Motorsport is a cruel mistress as anyone involved in this adrenaline-fuelled circle knows all too well, and the Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Ford Rally-Raid Team certainly experienced the highs and lows of racing at the highest level at this weekend’s intense back-to-back Rounds 4 and 5 of the South African Rally-Raid Championship in the Free State town of Parys.

The South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) is set to kick off the second half of the season with two action-packed back-to-back races in Parys, Free State, on 16 and 17 August 2024, and the Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Ford Rally-Raid Team will be going all-out to maximise its points-scoring opportunities.

The annual Enactus National Exposition, a premier event for student entrepreneurs, has once again showcased the immense creativity and enthusiasm of its participants. This vital platform for learning, engagement and collaboration highlights how student-led projects and enterprises drive progress through entrepreneurial action.

Early childhood development (ECD) in disadvantaged areas of South Africa is taking centre stage during Mandela Month with the handover of the first batch of 27 newly constructed ECD centres by Ford South Africa in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Department of Basic Education.

We are so pleased to share the latest video from Ford SA's 'Our Ford Stories' video series, coinciding with Ford South Africa's centenary celebrations.

The Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Ford Rally-Raid Team overcame a tough and unforgiving outing at the TGRSA Safari 1000, Round 3 of the South African Rally-Raid Championship, by bringing their EcoBoost V6-powered and Shell-backed Ford Rangers home second and fourth overall.

Ford South Africa has commenced the introduction of the new Transit Custom commercial vehicle range with the launch of the Base Long Wheelbase Van initially, with additional derivatives to follow later this year.

It gives us great pleasure to share the latest video from Ford South Africa’s 'Our Ford Story' video series, coinciding with Ford South Africa's centenary celebrations

A million of anything is a huge number. Now imagine one million Ford Rangers being lined up bumper-to-bumper, starting at Ford South Africa’s Silverton Manufacturing Plant in Pretoria and heading due north through Africa. Ford’s segment-defining pick-ups, or bakkies in South African vernacular, would reach all the way to Egypt’s southern border – some 5 300km away

The inaugural Vryheid 400, Round 2 of the extremely competitive South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) held in the northern KwaZulu-Natal farming town on 24 and 25 May, delivered on its promise of providing a tough but exciting challenge for competitors. However, this new event, which was sponsored by PS Laser Promac, delivered mixed fortunes for the Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Rally-Raid Team which looked set for top results, and came tantalisingly close to scoring a podium finish.