S.A unit of carmaker Ford to add 1,200 jobs

17 July 2019 - 13:44
By Reuters
Ford South Africa announced on Wednesday it will hire an additional 1,200 people.
Image: Free Stock Image Ford South Africa announced on Wednesday it will hire an additional 1,200 people.

Ford South Africa will hire an additional 1,200 people to staff an extra shift at one of its vehicle assembly plants, increasing production to 720 units per day, it said on Wednesday.

Ockert Berry, vice president of operations for Ford Middle East and Africa, said in a statement that the introduction of the shift was the result of a R3 billion investment in the company's South African plants announced in 2017, upping annual production to 168,000 units.