Volkswagen South Africa delighted to build 2000 VW Polos in Uitenhage
German automobile maker, Volkswagen South Africa says it has hit a major milestone after building 2 million cars in the Eastern Cape. VWSA is delighted to have reached such a historical milestone as it built its two-millionth unit of its popular VW Polo model rolling off the production line at its Kariega plant in Uitenhage.
Volkswagen South Africa delighted to build 2000 VW Polos in Uitenhage
German automobile maker, Volkswagen South Africa says it has hit a major milestone after building 2 million cars in the Eastern Cape.
VWSA is delighted to have reached such a historical milestone as it built its two-millionth unit of its popular VW Polo model rolling off the production line at its Kariega plant in Uitenhage.
The vehicle manufacturer said the Kariega plant has been building the VW Polo since 1996 as it went through several generations including the Polo Vivo since 2010.
In a media statement from the group, the two-millionth vehicle is a left-hand-drive Ascot Grey VW Polo and it is destined for Germany.
“[VWSA] currently exports the Polo built in Kariega to 38 countries, building this vehicle for all right-hand-drive markets and supplementing production for left-hand-drive markets,” said VWSA.
“The Kariega plant is also the sole manufacturer worldwide of the VW Polo GTI, and builds the popular Polo Vivo for the local market.”
The manufacturer said at the time the two-millionth vehicle was built, the plant had manufactured 1, 626, 816 Polos – 1, 065, 718 for export and 561, 098 for the local market – plus 373 184 Polo Vivos so far.
Looking at the current statistics from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa’s (Naamsa) latest New Vehicle Sales report, VW is the second best-selling vehicle brand in South Africa – it sold 6, 406 units in November this year.
In addition, the VW Polo and Polo Vivo models top the list in Naamsa’s top 10 vehicles sold in South Africa last month.
The VW Polo Vivo ranked sixth with 1, 741 units sold, while the VW polo came in at seventh with 1, 724 units sold.
“Hitting the two-millionth unit produced is an excellent milestone to end the year,” said Ulrich Schwabe, Production Director at VWSA.
“My gratitude goes out to every employee because we would be unable to celebrate this milestone – and many others we’ve had this year – if not for their consistent hard work and dedication. This achievement belongs to all the VWSA family members.
