Car manufacturer outlines 2010 export plans

Volkswagen South Africa has
extended its Polo export business
to include LHD deliveries to
Europe. “We now anticipate
exporting approximately 71 500
New Polos to key RHD markets
around the world as well as LHD
units to Europe,” said MD
David Powels.
The company started exporting
the all New Polo to Right Hand
Drive countries globally in
2009. By year end, 19 000 New
Polos had been exported to the
United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan,
Singapore, Malaysia, Australia,
New Zealand, Cyprus and Malta.
At the same time, it announced a
2010 export plan for the New Polo
of 55 000 units to these key
RHD markets.
“This is a huge vote of
confidence on the part of the
Volkswagen Group on our
manufacturing capability in our
Uitenhage Plant,” says Powels.