Volkswagen is temporarily closing its Kariega factory as it prepares to introduce a third car to its production lineup.

“Volkswagen only manufactures 27,000 Vivos a year in South Africa, whereas other cars in the segment are produced in countries where 300,000 to 400,000 vehicles are manufactured annually, benefiting ...

Major carmakers have been building vehicles in South Africa for over a hundred years. Here are the latest models coming off local factory floors.

The areas on the production line where upgrades will take place include places like the body shop, paint shop and final assembly. "The planned work builds on the foundation of the installations ...

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As it currently stands, VW notes that it has plants located in 17 countries on the European continent, as well as 10 countries throughout North and South America, Asia, and Africa. In North ...

All of this translates into a car which can best the 0-100km/h sprint ... The exterior is given similar treatment, but the interior is where Volkswagen has proven it has listened to customer ...

Second generation Volkswagen Amarok will again get a ... we are open to … other regions” with South Africa being mentioned as a key market. Most recent Walkinshaw W580X has been a runaway ...

But it is not an entirely in-house design, and rather will be engineered in conjunction with Chinese car giant ... factory in South Africa. LDV Terron 9. It will be built at Volkswagen’s Pacheco ...

Following its grand debut in Kariega earlier this year, the new Golf is now officially on the road, writes SHERYL GOLDSTUCK.