First ever right-hand Ford Mustang rolls off production lines
Several weeks ago we informed you that Ford will be bringing 25 new vehicles to the Middle East and Africa. A lot of people will be excited to hear that the Mustang will be one of those vehicles!
For the first time ever, a right-hand-drive Ford Mustang will roll off a Ford assembly line when global production begins. The addition of a right-hand-drive Mustang to Ford’s lineup of global vehicles will allow the iconic pony car to be exported to more than 25 right-hand-drive markets around the world, including South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
Mustang engineers recently finished construction of the very first right-hand-drive sixth-generation Mustang. The prototype Mustang will be used to conduct various development tests in preparation for the car’s entry into the global market in the coming months.
While the United States is the largest market for Mustang, with more than 9.2 million sales since the car’s debut in 1964, more than 161 000 Mustangs have been sold outside of North America in that time. In 2012 alone, more than 4 000 Mustangs were sold in 35 countries outside of North America, ranging from the United Arab Emirates to Chile to the Philippines.
While Mustang has more than 100 fan clubs around the globe, including South Africa, and was voted “Europe’s Most Wanted Classic Car” by AutoScout24, bringing a right-hand-drive Mustang to market will allow more enthusiasts to experience the car than ever before. The all-new Mustang was also recently shown at Africa’s first ever Go Further event, hosted in Sandton, South Africa. Among a host of new Ford models, the Mustang quickly became the most-talked about new model by the 1 000 attendees at the event, including press, dealers, and VIPs.
The sixth-generation Mustang goes on sale in the United States this spring, and will make its way to South Africa in 2015. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has announced that it will open preorders for the all-new Mustang in January 2015. Details of the process will be communicated closer to the time.