Ford Motor Company’s R15.8bn Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone taking shape

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Fikile Majola said at least 6 000 jobs had been created so far and the number of jobs continued to grow as the project developed.

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Fikile Majola, and the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Parks Tau, on a tour of the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone. Picture: Jacques Naude/African News Agency

The plant upgrade of the Silverton plant would in future see Ford building the next-generation Ranger bakkie for both local and export markets. He said their tour of the plant was to pave the way for the visit of the Ford president, who is expected to evaluate the project in November this year. “ we walked into this area and it was an open veld. What we see happening here is an amazing feat. These buildings that we see here were not here.”He said at least 70% of the work had been completed, with factories that needed to be on-site already accommodated.

 

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So this plant/zone, that will create jobs etc, is 1000 times the cost of a football field. 333 times the cost of the City_Ekurhuleni police hub, I think the later are way over budgeted

Thanks Anc members are not involved on this project.

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