OREANDA-NEWS. The first customer-ready, new Ford Ranger came off the production line recently at Ford's assembly plant in Silverton, South Africa. Ford has been verifying quality, processes and suppliers at its facility in South Africa as it prepares to ramp production of the new Ford Ranger, which is exported to 148 markets. Ford South Africa President and CEO Jeff Nemeth (left of the blue oval), Middle East and Africa VP for Marketing Sales & Service Kalyana Sivagnanam (right), and Middle East ?and Africa President Jim Benintende are joined by members of the Ford South Africa team.