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In recognition of its commitment to the company's employees, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has again qualified as one of the Top Employers in South Africa. This is the ninth consecutive year that VWSA has received this accolade, which is an internationally recognised certification from the Top Employers Institute. The Institute recognises leading employers around the world that provide excellent employee conditions, nurture talent throughout the organisation and strive to continuously … [Read more...] about Nine Years on Top

Uitenhage – Continuing to build on its ambitious goal of eradicating illiteracy among children under the age of 10 years, the Volkswagen Community Trust hosted its fourth annual literacy conference this week. The conference convened education stakeholders and experts from across the country at the Volkswagen PeoplePavilion in Uitenhage on Thursday. Under the theme “Read to Succeed”, delegates and speakers shared success stories and challenges facing education in South Africa. Education … [Read more...] about Read to Succeed

Uitenhage – With its local production schedule for October, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) set a new record for the number of vehicles produced in one month. The company’s plant in Uitenhage produced 16 453 vehicles in October, exceeding the company’s previous record - which was set exactly a decade ago in October 2009, when the plant manufactured 15 131 units in one month. The production schedule for October estimated that 16 179 units would be produced – which would have beaten the … [Read more...] about Uitenhage plant sets new record for production in October

Uitenhage - In line with its commitment to improving education and empowering the youth, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has provided a new vehicle and 60 bicycles to assist local community organisations. On Friday 1 November, the company handed over a Volkswagen Caddy to the loveLife Youth Centre in KwaNobuhle, which is also one of the youth development projects of the Volkswagen Community Trust. The Centre, which offers various programmes aimed at supporting and empowering the youth of … [Read more...] about Another 60 bicycles given to local beneficiaries

70 years ago, on October 8, 1949, the British Military Government handed over trusteeship of Volkswagenwerk GmbH to the Federal Republic of Germany. The young West German state, which had only been founded shortly before with the promulgation of the Basic Law on May 23, 1949, assigned responsibility for the administration of the company to the state of Lower Saxony. The British had laid the essential foundations for the later global success of the Beetle and of Volkswagen itself when they … [Read more...] about On This Day 70 Years Ago in VW’s history

Uitenhage - Following a week-long audit of its operations in South Africa, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) was once again confirmed to be compliant with the requirements of its ISO 9001:2015, VDA 6.1:2016 and RREG 2007/46/EG certifications. VWSA's second surveillance audit took place from 3 to 10 September. It covered the manufacturing plant in Uitenhage, sales and marketing offices in Johannesburg and the Parts and Accessories facility in Centurion. The audit was conducted by Tuev Nord, … [Read more...] about VWSA commended for performance, systems and continuous improvement

Uitenhage - Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) reached a historical milestone on 6 September, when the 200 000th unit of the current Volkswagen Polo rolled off the production line at the Uitenhage plant. The VWSA production plant has been manufacturing Polos since 1996, when it started local production on the Polo Classic. Over the past 23 years it has produced a variety of Polo models, with the current Polo starting local production in 2018. Of the 200 000 new Polos that have been … [Read more...] about 200 000 Polos Later

Uitenhage - In a massive milestone for Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA), the company's PeoplePavilion recently welcomed its 500 000th visitor in just over 5 years. The state of the art, employee-focused PeoplePavilion hit the 500 000 visitor mark early in April 2019 when it welcomed employee Linda Mhlaba to the facility. Mhlaba, who previously worked as an operator in production at the Uitenhage plant but currently works in the finance department, has been an avid member of the … [Read more...] about 500 000 Visitors Later

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has committed to continue supporting and developing black owned suppliers through the Volkswagen B-BBEE Initiatives Trust. The Board of Trustees of the Volkswagen B-BBEE Initiatives Trust hosted a special event to present the report on the performance of the Trust since its establishment in 2016. The event was attended by the MEC for Finance, Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Affairs in Eastern Cape, Oscar Mabuyane. The aim of the Trust is … [Read more...] about R70.9 million committed to support black-owned companies

The 2018/19 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards which are powered by WesBank, were hosted at Kyalami in Johannesburg on 24 January and saw Volkswagen walking away with the most category wins. The brand‘s first win came in the Compact Category which was won by the locally-manufactured Polo. The Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 1.4 TSI Trendline, won the Family Car category giving Volkswagen the second win of the night. Volkswagen’s third award came in the Business Class category which was won by the … [Read more...] about The most awarded brand at 2019 Cars.co.za Awards