Territory headed for South Africa!

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Taken from GoAuto... and Ive even paragraphed it this time! lol

FORD AUSTRALIA has used the Melbourne
International Motor Show to announce an export
deal with South Africa for its Territory four-wheel
drive wagon.

Ford Australia president Tom Gorman said
the fi rst South African-bound vehicles would roll
off the Broadmeadows production line within a
month, with around 2000 to be sent to Ford South
Africa per annum.

A prototype vehicle was sent to South Africa
around June 2004, with a program starting the
following month to fi netune the Territory for that
country’s requirements. Both rear-wheel drive
and all-wheel drive versions will be exported and
the full range of accessories for the vehicle will be
available – sans sat-nav, given South Africa has
no GPS network.

“South Africa has unique driving conditions
involving high altitudes and high speeds, but the
excellent work of the Australian development
team involved with Territory meant little change
was required,” Mr Gorman said.

The other overseas destination for the Aussiebuilt
4WD is New Zealand, where it achieved
1400 sales in 2003 and is claimed to be the
market-leading SUV.