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With 36,315 vehicles, Volkswagen became the best-selling brand in South Africa for the first time in 1973. In 1974, the plant became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. [1] In 2011, the plant in Uitenhage was the only non-European plant, besides the subsidiary in Mexico, that exported vehicles. [3]
the early generations were retroactively named, the T1 is the oldest "platform", based on the original Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle. Note that some designations in common use are ambiguous; i.e. in some cases the same platform designation is used for different models that do not share a common platform.
2021 2021 Europe, etc. MEB: Coupe crossover SUV version of the ID.4. ID.6: 2021 2021 China MEB: Three-row D-segment full-electric crossover SUV built above a dedicated electric vehicle platform (MEB platform). ID. UNYX: 2024 2024 China MEB: C-segment full-electric crossover SUV, rebadged Cupra Tavascan with minor cosmetic changes, only sold in ...
[18] [19] [20] The purpose of the company was to manufacture the Volkswagen car, originally referred to as the Porsche Type 60, then the Volkswagen Type 1, and commonly called the Volkswagen Beetle. [21] This vehicle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche's consulting firm, and the company was backed by the support of Adolf Hitler. [22]
Uitenhage (/ ˈ j uː t ən h eɪ ɡ / YOO-tən-hayg; [3] Afrikaans: [œitənˈɦɑːχə]), officially renamed Kariega, [4] is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent.
A low-cost variation of the A0 platform for the Indian market was introduced in 2019 and utilized for vehicles released from 2021. [33] [34] Škoda Kushaq (2021–present) [35] Škoda Slavia (2021–present) [36] Škoda Kylaq (2025–present) Volkswagen Tera (2025) Volkswagen Taigun/T-Cross (2021–present) [37] Volkswagen Virtus / Polo Sedan ...
8 Volkswagen, 2 Audi, 1 VW Sachsen Spain 3 2 SEAT, 1 VW Navarra Belgium 1 1 VW Brussels Czechia 1 1 Škoda: Slovakia 1 1 VW Škoda: Poland 1 1 VW Poznan United Kingdom 1 1 Rolls-Royce/Bentley: Portugal 1 1 AutoEuropa: European total: 20: Mexico 1 1 VW Mexico: Brazil 4 4 VW Brasil: Argentina 1 1 VW Argentina: South Africa 1 1 VW South Africa ...
The Volkswagen Group MSB platform (Modularer Standardantriebsbaukasten, modular standard drivetrain matrix) is the company's strategy for shared modular design construction of its longitudinal, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (optional front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout) automobiles.