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The Volkswagen Polo Playa is a supermini produced and sold in South Africa.From 1996 until 2002, it was a rebadged version of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 five-door hatchback.A separate model, the Polo Mk3, was sold in most markets during this period - this model shared its mechanical components with the Ibiza and Playa, but in hatchback form, the body panels were all different.
The Volkswagen Polo Playa was a model for the South African market, where the SEAT brand was not available. It was sold instead of the European Polo Mark III from 1996 until 2002 and was effectively a rebadged SEAT Ibiza Mark II. In 2002, the Mark IV Polo was adopted in South Africa, and the separate Polo Playa model was dropped.
The biggest amount, R300,100 was raised for the Ubuntu Education Fund through the sale of the last VW Citi Golf ever made for the general public by the seller Volkswagen South Africa. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In the same year, the Celebrities for Charities Auctions event was held on the site, in which 39 celebrities, most notably the archbishop Desmond ...
From 2008 to 2013, Volkswagen was the market leader in the South African passenger car market. [1] In 2015, Volkswagen of South Africa had 5600 employees. [5] In November 2024, Volkswagen announced its GenFarm project in Rwanda, an initiative to empower the agriculture landscape with electric-powered mobility especially for farming activities ...
The South African built Volkswagen Polo Playa was a rebadged version of the SEAT Ibiza Mark 2, and was sold instead of the European Polo in South Africa until the introduction of the Polo Mark 4. The Volkswagen Lupo and SEAT Arosa city cars were based on a shortened version of the 6N platform, and shared many components.
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Press shop and engine production begins in 1965. In 1966, SAMAD was renamed Volkswagen of South Africa Ltd., which was 63% owned by VW. In 1974, VW bought all remaining shares of VW of South Africa, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary, Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. Primarily supplies countries which use right-hand drive
On 11 March 2010, Volkswagen South Africa announced that the Volkswagen Citi Golf is being replaced by a version of the Mk 4 Polo, the Polo Vivo. It is available with a choice of two 1.4-litre engines (55 kW & 63 kW) [13] and a 1.6-litre engine (77 kW). [14] The Polo Vivo is sold in both 3-door and 5-door versions and as a saloon.