Next-gen VW Amarok Range to Expand?: South Africa. The VW SA plant in Uitenhage. A spokesperson says it would like to add a third production line... We asked Volkswagen South Africa to comment on such a scenario and received the following; “Volkswagen South Africa currently manufactures the ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. LANDLORD (59) BURNS IN HIS SHACK: A 59-YEAR-OLD man was burnt to death in his shack in Gunguluza kasi, Uitenhage on Monday night. The man, Mlamli Nkohli, rented out his … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: Next-gen VW Amarok Range to Expand?
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Unique Sanitary Towel Delivery to Uitenhage
Each year young girls in impoverished communities can miss up to 50 days of school for not having the correct hygiene products at their disposal. This important, but often unmentioned, challenge of keeping young women in school is at the heart of the Caring4Girls and Trek4Mandela Initiatives. Thomas Schaefer, Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) and with his wife, Wendy recently delivered over 2 300 sanitary towels to Nkululeko Secondary School in KwaNobuhle, … [Read more...] about Unique Sanitary Towel Delivery to Uitenhage
8 speed automatic now in 4×2
The Amarok Double Cab has revolutionised the local 1-tonne bakkie market since its introduction in September 2010. One of the innovative technologies that Amarok introduced into the local bakkie segment was the 8-speed automatic transmission in January 2013. Until now, this popular derivative was only available with a permanent four-wheel drive system. Customers can now order the Amarok Double Cab Automatic with a rear-wheel drive system. The 4x2 derivative has a combined fuel consumption of … [Read more...] about 8 speed automatic now in 4×2
10th Spirit of Africa competition
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles enters its fifth year of sponsorship of the Spirit of Africa Trophy with the supply of 23 Amarok Double Cabs. The sponsorship also includes R100 000 prize money for the top three finishers. The sponsorship of the competition started in 2010 when Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles launched Amarok in South Africa. "Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is proud to be associated with the Spirit of Africa competition. Through the competition, we have exposed our Amarok … [Read more...] about 10th Spirit of Africa competition
South African sales record in February 2012
The Uitenhage based Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Brand in South Africa recorded 1 111 sales during the month of February - its highest sales month ever. This topped the Brand's previous best sales month (1 015 units) in August 2011. The Amarok model range accounted for 817 units of the record sales, followed by Caddy commercial models with 159 units and T5 Transporter range with 135 units. The record sales in February helped Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Brand to achieve its best ever … [Read more...] about South African sales record in February 2012
Local Automotive Firm Reports Record Deliveries
The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles in the first six months of 2011 than ever. A total of 4.09 million vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide from January to June of this year. This translates to an increase of 14.1 percent on last year's figure of 3.58 million over the same period. Europe's largest automaker therefore once again performed noticeably better than the world market - 6.1 percent. "Delivery figures for the first half of the year are very satisfactory. Our … [Read more...] about Local Automotive Firm Reports Record Deliveries
The Spirit of Africa
The Spirit of Africa Competition - specially created by legendary rally driver Sarel van der Merwe – is an off-road competition for drivers who want to test their skills against the toughest African conditions and other serious 4x4 teams. In 2010, the Volkswagen Amarok was chosen as the official vehicle for the competition. A record 450 teams participated in the elimination rounds in Upington and the finals took place outside Swakopmund in Namibia Sarel van der Merwe said, “We decided to … [Read more...] about The Spirit of Africa
