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Volkswagen Group South Africa will head into the December shutdown on a high, having produced the two-millionth unit of its popular Polo and Polo Vivo models.
The Ascot Grey Polo, which is destined for Germany, rolled off the production line on Tuesday morning at the company’s Kariega plant, which has been building the Polo since 1996.
VWSA said at the time that the two-millionth vehicle was built, the plant had produced 1 626 816 Polos, with 1 065 718 for the export market and 561 098 for local customers.
The plant also produced 373 184 Polo Vivos to date, according to a statement.
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.
The Kariega plant is also the sole manufacturer worldwide of the Polo GTI and builds the popular Polo Vivo for the local market.
"This is an excellent milestone with which to end off the year," said Ulrich Schwabe, Production Director at VWSA, who also thanked the company’s employees for their consistent hard work and dedication
"This achievement belongs to all the members of the VWSA family."
