The variants chassis and simple cabin will increase the volume of the plant, which will pass to 80 thousand units per year. 150 new jobs will be created.
Ford Argentina announced an extension of its investment plan in the country, which It will go from US $ 660 million au $ S700 millionwith focus on its Pacheco plant, where it will begin to manufacture two new variants of the Ranger Pick Up, chassis and simple cabin.
The new Us $ S40 million disbursement It aims to accompany “the growing regional demand for the Ranger Pick-up, which translates into a 30% increase in the production planned by 2025 and the incorporation of two new versions destined to the commercial segment,” the company explained.
The plant will reach a manufacturing rate exceeding 80 thousand units per yearwhich will mark a historical record for the Ranger line, and that will lead Ford to incorporate 150 new workers at the Pacheco terminal. 70% of the volume is allocated to markets such as Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay. The simple cabin model had been exhibited in March at the Expoagro Fair, in San Nicolás, province of Buenos Aires, where Ford was official sponsor.
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The simple cabin and chassis versions will be launched in the first half of 2026 and will be added to the existing offer of the new generation of Ranger, which debuted in 2023 after the integral transformation of the plant and the development of a new line of engines.
“The customer response exceeded our most optimistic expectations and drives us to take another step to supply local and regional demand,” said Martín Galdeano, president of Ford Argentina and South America. “With this new investment we not only carry Ranger’s productive capacity at a historical record level, but also expand the offer with a very anticipated simple cabin variant,” he added.
Source: Ambito
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