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Ford to raise capacity of PE diesel-engine plant on American demand

25th January 2013

By: Irma Venter

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s (FMCSA’s) Struandale engine plant, in Port Elizabeth, will be increasing production capacity of the Duratorq TDCi diesel engine, to cater for new demand from the North American market.

The locally produced 3.2 ℓ Duratorq five-cylinder (i5) turbodiesel engine, which was recently introduced in the new Ford Ranger, will also be used in the Transit van in North America in 2013.

“The expansion of our Duratorq TDCi production capacity for North America is an exceptionally proud and important achievement for FMCSA, as it’s the first time we will be exporting engines to the US,” says FMCSA president and CEO Jeff Nemeth.

“Coming on the back of the extremely successful launch of the new Ranger [pick-up], this will increase our annual production capacity of the Duratorq TDCi engine by over 31 000 engines per year.”

The Duratorq TDCi engine will be exported to the Kansas City assembly plant, which received a $1.1-billion investment for the Transit programme.

Transit production is scheduled to begin in late 2013.

“The addition of the Duratorq TDCi engine production for North America is in line with our focus on leveraging existing capacity and offering global flexibility, as part of the One Ford strategy,” adds Struandale engine plant manager Satya Banda.

“The expansion programme will see new equipment being added to the current machining and assembly lines, without affecting our current production and global export programme for the Duratorq TDCi engine that powers the new Ranger.”

FMCSA’s refurbished Struandale engine plant opened its doors in 2011, geared up for a yearly production capacity of 75 000 engines – now at 106 000 engines – and 220 000 engine component kits, including a significant export portion. This upped employee numbers at the engine plant from 372 staff members to 568.
The new order intake will not increase employment figures.
The Struandale plant previously produced the RoCam engine.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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