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Isuzu Motors South Africa Charts Future with ‘Moving the World – For You’ Philosophy
Gqeberha – Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) recently hosted its 2026 IMSAf Address at the company’s Struandale manufacturing plant, using the occasion to reflect on eight years of transformation and to outline a clear, future-focused direction. The event marked the first time since IMSAf’s 2018 launch that business media were welcomed at the Struandale plant […]
Driving Local Excellence: Dunlop Tyres and Isuzu Partner to Empower Eastern Cape Enterprise
In a move that underscores the power of collaboration between global industry leaders and local entrepreneurs, Dunlop Tyres South Africa has joined forces with Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) to launch a groundbreaking supplier development initiative. The programme brings world-class tyre expertise directly onto the production line at IMSAf’s Struandale plant in Gqeberha, marking a […]
Engineering Excellence: Inside Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant
Nestled in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant stands as a beacon of automotive innovation and production excellence. This cutting-edge facility is the heart of the locally assembled Ford Ranger, powering not only South African roads but also exporting rugged reliability to over 100 global markets. Every engine under the hood of […]
Unveiling the all-new ISUZU D-MAX X-RIDER – Where Style Meets Substance
GQEBERHA – ISUZU Motors South Africa is launching the all-new D-MAX X-RIDER – the latest iteration of the exciting X-RIDER series that has been exceptionally popular with South African customers since it debuted in 2016. Based on the latest seventh-generation D-MAX range, which is produced at ISUZU’s Struandale plant in Gqeberha, the all-new X-RIDER once […]
Four Million Engines in 59 Years – Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant Celebrates Major Production Milestones
GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA, 17 October 2023 – Ford’s long and proud history in South Africa is inextricably linked to the city of Port Elizabeth (now known as Gqeberha) – after all, it’s where Ford Motor Company of South Africa was founded in 1923. Some 41 years later, Henry Ford II officially opened the Struandale Engine […]
Ford Wins 2022 Exporter of the Year Title
GQEBERHA, South Africa, 24 October 2022 – Ford Motor Company’s Struandale Engine Plant in Gqeberha has been crowned the overall winner of Exporters Eastern Cape’s annual Exporter of the Year awards for
Ford Commences Production of New 3.0L V6 and Updated 2.0L Diesel Engines
GQEBERHA, South Africa, 8 September 2022 – In preparation for the upcoming launch of the Next-Generation Ford Ranger later this year, the Ford Struandale Engine Plant in Gqeberha has commenced production
Ford Launches New Medical And Wellness Centre
A healthy worker is a happy worker. That’s what it seems like at the Ford Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth which has opened a brand new Medical/Wellness Centre to better serve its employees in terms of overall health and wellness. Brand-new facility with full range of medical and wellness services Ongoing partnership with Life […]
Ford Gives Learners Insight into Career Opportunities in Automotive Industry
120 learners exposed to career opportunities at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria and Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth Interactive Careers Day highlights wide range of careers within global Ford network, and associated fields of study PRETORIA, South Africa, 23 March 2015 – Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) hosted its annual Ford […]
All-South African Management Team Heads Up Struandale Engine Plant
John Cameron promoted to Plant Manager from 1 November 2014 Basil Raman takes over role of Operations Manager Neil Stander in charge of Programs and Engineering Ludwe Kawa joins Ford as new Quality Manager PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, 6 November, 2014 – Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has appointed John Cameron as the […]
Ford South Africa Struandale Engine Plant
A Proud Legacy Spanning Five Decades Proud 50-year history in Port Elizabeth Eight engine platforms, over 3-million engines produced Global centre of excellence for Duratorq TDCi engine machining and assembly Export of fully assembled engines to North America PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, 6 November, 2014 – The Ford Struandale Engine Plant celebrates its historic […]
Ford South Africa – Engines Donated Towards Training And Development
Ford donated engines to the Coega Skills and Training Development Centre Four Duratorq TDCi engines donated to aid skills development Ford and Coega committed to investing in local skills development PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, 10 July, 2014– The Ford Struandale Engine Plant (SEP) is proud to announce that it donated two of its 3,2-litre, five-cylinder […]