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    Polo continues sales charge and success for Volkswagen

    By Khulekani On Wheels / on Sep 9th, 2021 / in Car News, featured

    Polo continues sales charge and success for Volkswagen

    By Khulekani On Wheels / on Sep 9th, 2021 / in Car News, featured

    By Otsile Kadiege

    Volkswagen’s locally built and popular sixth generation Polo has sold over 73,000 units in the local market since its introduction in 2018, making it South Africa’s second best-selling passenger car and over 80% of the locally-manufactured Volkswagen Polos are exported to international markets. 

    Sales charge

    Since the sixth generation Volkswagen Polo was launched in the local market in January 2018, over 400,000 units have been manufactured in Kariega, with more than 326,000 units (over 80% of the total volume) being exported to international markets. In the three years since the sixth generation of the hatchback was launched in the local market, it has sold a total of 73,439 units.

    Production of the new Polo has commenced at Volkswagen’s manufacturing plant in Kariega (formerly known as Uitenhage). The Volkswagen manufacturing plant is currently operating on a three-shift pattern and building the new Polo (including the Polo GTI) for local and international markets.

    Sole manufacturer of Polo GTI

    The first consignment of new Polos left the Volkswagen manufacturing plant in the last week of August 2021. The vehicles will be shipped to overseas markets from the Gqeberha harbour.  The Volkswagen Polo is currently manufactured in Brazil, China, Spain and South Africa. The Polos built in Kariega are exported to all right-hand-drive markets worldwide and Volkswagen also supplements production for left-hand-drive markets. Kariega is also the sole manufacturer of the Polo GTI.

    The new Volkswagen Polo will retail from Volkswagen Dealers in the first quarter of 2022.

    Categories: Car News, featured  /  Tags: 2021 VW Polo, New Polo, New VW Polo, volkswagen, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen SA, Volkswagen South Africa
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