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    VWSA celebrates 70th anniversary in Mzansi

    By Khulekani On Wheels / on Aug 31st, 2021 / in Car News, featured

    VWSA celebrates 70th anniversary in Mzansi

    By Khulekani On Wheels / on Aug 31st, 2021 / in Car News, featured

    By Otsile Kadiege

    Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) today celebrates the brand’s 70th anniversary in South Africa. The story of VWSA, a company that is currently a market leader and the largest private employer in Nelson Mandela Bay with over 4,000 employees, has included many achievements and milestones along the way. 

    Aside from the vehicles imported for the local market, the plant in Kariega has manufactured many iconic vehicles, including the Volkswagen Beetle, which is the first VW to roll off the assembly line on the 31st of August 1951, the Type 2 Kombi, various Audi models, the Golf (including Citi Golf), the Polo range and the Polo Vivo. The plant also began manufacturing the latest facelift of the Volkswagen Polo this month.

    The plant has manufactured over 4 million vehicles, having reached the 4-million mark in November 2020 with a Volkswagen Polo. VWSA has been the sole manufacturer of all new right-hand-drive Polo hatchbacks since 2010, and is the exclusive manufacturer of the flagship Polo GTI. VWSA also achieved a record production year in 2019, when the plant manufactured 161,954 vehicles in a single year. Another milestone achievement came in 2020, when the Volkswagen brand in South Africa achieved a local market share of 21,6% – the highest in the history of VWSA, and the highest market share for Volkswagen worldwide last year.

    The Sub-Saharan Africa region is a crucial part of the VWSA story. This region officially became a part of VWSA in March 2017, only three months after Volkswagen opened its vehicle assembly facility in Kenya. Since then, the brand has established assembly facilities in Rwanda (in 2018) and Ghana (in 2020).

    Outside of the plant, VWSA has also demonstrated its continuous commitment to the communities of Nelson Mandela Bay and other parts of the country. The company has offered its support to local communities by establishing a temporary Covid-19 field hospital, assisting the National Health Laboratory Service to upgrade and optimise its Gqeberha branch, and various donations in support of nonprofit organisations and schools since March 2020.

    “To reflect on a history that spans seven decades of hard work and excellence is an immense task,” said Dr Robert Cisek, VWSA Chairman and Managing Director. “Though I have only been part of the VWSA story for just over a year, I have been incredibly proud to be associated with this organisation – and we have seven decades of exceptional employees to thank for the reputation we are honoured to have today. I would like to congratulate every member of the VWSA family on their part in this milestone.”

    Source: www.vw.co.za

    Categories: Car News, featured  /  Tags: volkswagen, Volkswagen 70th anniversary, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen SA, Volkswagen South Africa, VWSA
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