{"id":48228,"date":"2021-09-23T09:21:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/80-of-kariegas-vw-polos-exported-20210915-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:19:33","slug":"80-of-kariegas-vw-polos-exported-20210915-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/80-of-kariegas-vw-polos-exported-20210915-2\/","title":{"rendered":"80% of Kariega\u2019s VW Polos exported"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_885d775b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11577\/66d0d2a768054044b50ce56e2678d19a.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11577\/18a97d5826fd44e89132729199b711e9.jpg\" title=\"VWSA Production Director, Ulrich Schwabe (left) and VWSA Chairman and Managing Director, Dr Robert Cisek with the first consignment of new Polos as they leave Volkswagen\u2019s Kariega manufacturing plant.           Photo:VWSA\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">VWSA Production Director, Ulrich Schwabe (left) and VWSA Chairman and Managing Director, Dr Robert Cisek with the first consignment of new Polos as they leave Volkswagen\u2019s Kariega manufacturing plant.           Photo:VWSA<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span>P<\/span>RODUCTION of the new Polo has commenced at Volkswagen\u2019s manufacturing plant in Kariega (Uitenhage). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volkswagen manufacturing plant is currently operating on a three-shift pattern and building the new Polo (including the Polo GTI) for local and international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first consignment of new Polos left the Volkswagen manufacturing plant in the last week of August 2021. 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