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Joint Winners of Car of the Year

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The Volkswagen Polo made it two in the row for local car manufacturer, Volkswagen Group South Africa, when the 77KW Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline TDi was announced as the joint winner, together with the BMW 530d, of the 2011 South African Car of the Year, at a gala dinner in Midrand on Tuesday, 8 March. Golf was crowned as the 2010 SA Car of the Year. "Volkswagen Group South Africa is delighted to have the new Polo named as the winner of the 2011 South African Car of the Year. This is an … [Read more...] about Joint Winners of Car of the Year

3D Parlotones in Port Elizabeth

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On the 16th of July 2011 'Dragonflies & Astronauts' featuring The Parlotones - Driven by Volkswagen will be broadcast live from The Teatro at Montecasino in 3D. The transmission - a world first - will be beamed via satellite to 3D outlets around the globe. The world first concept will transform audience expectations of a live show and is the first of numerous creative endeavours between innovative car brand, Volkswagen South Africa and the multi-platinum selling rock band, The Parlotones. … [Read more...] about 3D Parlotones in Port Elizabeth

100 000th Polo Export

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Volkswagen Group SA Managing Director, David Powels and Production Director, Tom du Plessis, together with senior management and production staff came together recently to celebrate the export of the Company’s 100 000th new generation Polo. The Polo has scooped a litany of international awards since its introduction to the market in 2009. Its first accolades were the titles of European and World Car of the Year. The New Polo, manufactured in South Africa, won the prestigious Japan Import … [Read more...] about 100 000th Polo Export

Changing of the VW Communications Guard

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A changing of the guard in the PR Communications Division at Volkswagen Group SA was announced this week. Bill Stephens, General Manager: Volkswagen Communications, for the past seven years, will be retiring at the end of April, after more than 30 years in VW Brand Advertising, Marketing, Sales and PR. Prior to joining Volkswagen Group SA in Sales and Marketing in 1993, he was a key player on the VW Brand business at the Company’s Advertising Agency. Bill has spent almost his entire career … [Read more...] about Changing of the VW Communications Guard

I am Smiling

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When renowned racing driver Sarel van der Merwe took delivery of his new, go-anywhere Volkswagen Amarok this week, he drove it straight to Hi-Q Walmer Park, Port Elizabeth, to change its tyres to Goodyear Wranglers. The founder and host of the exciting Spirit of Africa events, Van der Merwe insisted that, for his off-road adventures especially, his trust lies solely in Goodyear Wrangler products. He requested a full set of Wrangler AT/SA 265/65R17 tyres to replace those originally fitted to … [Read more...] about I am Smiling

A Hat Trick and One-Two for Volkswagen in the Dakar Rally

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Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah was declared the winner of the 2011 Dakar Rally Argentina Chile on Saturday when he crossed the finish line in Buenos Aires 49 min 41 sec ahead of Volkswagen team-mate Giniel de Villiers of South Africa and 1 hr 20 min 38 sec in front of last year's winner Carlos Sainz of Spain in a third Volkswagen Race Touareg 3. It was Volkswagen's third successive Dakar victory with the diesel-engined Race Touareg and its most dominant performance yet – 12 stage wins out of … [Read more...] about A Hat Trick and One-Two for Volkswagen in the Dakar Rally

Millions Being Invested in Education

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Ahead of an announcement this coming Monday 17 January by Executive Mayor Xanoxolo Wayile of bold plans by the Nelson Mandela Municipality and the private sector to contribute to the goal of improving the quality of education in the Bay and revealing one company, among others, that has pledged to contribute millions of rands to improve facilities in some schools, local automotive group Volkswagen today announced a further R2-million commitment to the Department of Education's Adopt-a-Dinaledi … [Read more...] about Millions Being Invested in Education

Giniel de Villiers Second Overall in the Dakar

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The fat lady hasn't sung yet, but the outcome of the 2011 Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile was pretty well decided on Thursday's stage 11 between Chilecito and San Juan in Argentina. (See bottom of post for a Video of Truck Racers on Stage 11) Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah drove his diesel-powered Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 to his fourth stage win and Volkswagen's 10th on this year's event and now leads overall by 51 min 49 seconds from South African team-mate and 2009 Dakar winner Giniel de … [Read more...] about Giniel de Villiers Second Overall in the Dakar

SA’s De Villiers Wins Dakar Stage 10

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South Africa's Giniel de Villiers won the 10th stage of the 2011 Dakar Rally in his diesel-powered Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 on Wednesday. It was the 38-year-old Stellenbosch resident's 13th stage win in his eighth Dakar and his first since he gave the diesel-powered Touareg its first Dakar victory in 2009. Patience and a conservative, safe approach to one of the trickiest stages of the event paid off for the South African and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz as his closest rivals and … [Read more...] about SA’s De Villiers Wins Dakar Stage 10