<P> Ford South Africa was based in Port Elizabeth ( now part of the Eastern Cape province ) and had been operating since 1923 . In the early 1980s , it had both a vehicle assembly plant and an engine plant in Struandale , together with an older assembly plant in Neave . After the merger with Sigma and the formation of Samcor , the engine plant continued to be operated by Samcor and in 2015 is still operating under Ford ownership . Both the assembly plants were closed and all vehicle production transferred to Samcor 's Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria . The Struandale assembly plant was subsequently sold to Delta Motor Corporation ( General Motors ) . </P>
<P> Ford South Africa was based in Port Elizabeth ( now part of the Eastern Cape province ) and had been operating since 1923 . In the early 1980s , it had both a vehicle assembly plant and an engine plant in Struandale , together with an older assembly plant in Neave . After the merger with Sigma and the formation of Samcor , the engine plant continued to be operated by Samcor and in 2015 is still operating under Ford ownership . Both the assembly plants were closed and all vehicle production transferred to Samcor 's Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria . The Struandale assembly plant was subsequently sold to Delta Motor Corporation ( General Motors ) . </P>
when was the first ford plant opened in south africa
when was the first ford plant opened in south africa
early 1980s
early 1980s