The Ford Ranger may have lost its local sales crown to the Toyota Hilux in July (and fallen behind in the year-to-date race, too), but the Blue Oval has taken solace in the fact that Ranger last month achieved its best export figure so far this year.
Last month, Ford says it exported 6 452 units of its locally assembled Ranger to markets in Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Africa, with the figure representing its best tally in 2017 so far and its second-best export volume to date.
This made the Ranger the top light commercial vehicle export in July, and the second-highest export model overall, behind the Volkswagen Polo (7 466 units).
Overall export sales for July stood at 35 486 vehicles, which Naamsa reports is a gain of 6 456 units or a whopping 22,2% year-on-year.
“The momentum of vehicle exports was expected to improve further over the balance of 2017. Vehicle exports should continue to benefit from global economic growth at about 3,5%,” Naamsa said.
In June, the Ranger hit a local sales figure of 3 333 (putting it on top of the pile), but this number fell to 2 300 in July.
