<P> In addition to Ford and Mazda products, Samcor also assembled Mitsubishi commercial vehicles, with the Mitsubishi L300 minibus being badged as the Ford Husky . </P> <P> In 1994, Ford (USA) bought a 45 per cent stake in Samcor, and in 1998, bought the remaining share, renaming the company Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa . </P> <P> Ford South Africa was based in Port Elizabeth (now part of the Eastern Cape province) and had been operating since 1923 . In the early 1980s, it had both a vehicle assembly plant and an engine plant in Struandale, together with an older assembly plant in Neave . After the merger with Sigma and the formation of Samcor, the engine plant continued to be operated by Samcor and in 2015 is still operating under Ford ownership . Both the assembly plants were closed and all vehicle production transferred to Samcor's Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria . The Struandale assembly plant was subsequently sold to Delta Motor Corporation (General Motors). </P> <P> The Silverton Assembly Plant (25 ° 43 ′ 21" S 28 ° 20 ′ 06" E) is located on Simon Vermooten Road, in an industrial area on the outskirts of Silverton . It is approximately 15 km (9 miles) east of Church Square, the centre of Pretoria . The township of Mamelodi is nearby, and many of Samcor's labour force came from there . </P>

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