On 12 November the first New Ford Everest assembled at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria departed Durban, South Africa on board Höegh Oslo. The car is destined for Mombasa, Kenya where it will make its way to a local Ford dealer, Höegh Autoliners said in its press release.
The vehicle was part of the initial batch of South African-built Ford Everest vehicles, which are produced for export markets in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Following this first shipment, the next batch of Everest export models due for shipment are destined for Madagascar, Tanzania and Cameroon, with other key markets to follow, states Ford Motor Company.
Höegh Autoliners offers direct services to East and West Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands , the Caribbean, North America, Australia and East Asia from South Africa.