Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, David Powels from VWSA: David Powels, Managing Director of Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has been appointed as President of Volkswagen do Brasil with effect from February 2015. David Powels, a Chartered Accountant, was born and educated in Port Elizabeth. He joined VWSA in 1989 in the Finance Division and it was not long before he made his mark and he became Export Manager traveling the world looking for Group … [Read more...] about David Powels
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Third time Environmental Award win
For the third consecutive year Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has won the prestigious SJM Flex Environmental Award - the Exporters Club top annual environmental accolade. VWSA beat other major exporters by being awarded the coveted environmental award as well as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the year award at the annual banquet of the Exporters Club of South Africa: Eastern Cape, held at the Port Elizabeth Boardwalk Convention Centre in August 2014. The SJM Flex … [Read more...] about Third time Environmental Award win
R564 Million Press Shop officially opened
In Uitenhage Today, Dr Hubert Waltl, the Chairman of the Volkswagen Group South Africa's (VWSA) Board of Management officially opened the R564 million state-of-the-art Press Shop. Over the past five years, Volkswagen AG has invested over R5 billion in the modernisation of the Uitenhage manufacturing plant which makes it one of the most environmentally responsible and energy-efficient plants in the southern hemisphere. "Volkswagen AG is very proud of what VWSA has achieved over the past six … [Read more...] about R564 Million Press Shop officially opened
President Zuma Picks Up his Personalised Dust Coat
South African President Jacob Zuma was warmly welcomed when he paid a whistle-stop visit to the Volkswagen Group South Africa factory in Uitenhage outside Port Elizabeth today. His visit to the factory formed part of a visit to Nelson Mandela Bay and its motor manufacturing and component industry. While at VWSA, Zuma visited the construction site of the Company's new R500 million Press Shop. He was also taken on a tour of the company's Employee Learning Academies and was notably impressed … [Read more...] about President Zuma Picks Up his Personalised Dust Coat
