Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) said on Tuesday that they had reached another major production milestone with the production of the one millionth current generation Polo at its Kariega Plant.
Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has achieved a major manufacturing milestone with the production of the one millionth current-generation Polo at its Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape, underscoring South Africa's growing importance in the global automotive industry.
The milestone comes as VWGA celebrates 75 years of vehicle manufacturing in South Africa and 30 years of Polo production at its Eastern Cape facility.
VWGA said on Tuesday that the current-generation Polo, which has been produced at Plant Kariega since 2017, has become one of the company's most successful locally manufactured models.
“About 86% of these vehicles were exported to international markets such as Germany, the UK, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, whilst 14% of these Polos were for the local market.”
