{"id":49122,"date":"2021-03-25T08:54:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T06:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/volkswagen-the-most-awarded-brand-20210324-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:20:35","slug":"volkswagen-the-most-awarded-brand-20210324-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/volkswagen-the-most-awarded-brand-20210324-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen \u2013 the most awarded brand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e53431ae\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11096\/4782d0ca565c456c9113926fadb54c62.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11096\/b24f5489fbc44b15b862ab7bed774e4d.jpg\" title=\"The VW Polo is also South Africa\u2019s second best-selling passenger car with 16 335 units sold in 2020.       Photo:MOTORPRESS\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The VW Polo is also South Africa\u2019s second best-selling passenger car with 16 335 units sold in 2020.       Photo:MOTORPRESS<\/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>VOLKSWAGEN won three category awards at the annual Cars.co.za Consumer Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wins at the 2020\/2021 Consumer Awards come after a record-breaking 2020, where the Volkswagen brand in SA achieved a 21.6% passenger car market share, the highest in the history of the brand as well as the highest of all Volkswagen markets worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith 50% of the final scores being based on after-sales data that incorporates customer feedback from South African vehicle owners, as Volkswagen we are proud of how our customers continue to put their trust behind our incredible range of vehicles,\u201d said Mike Glendinning, Director: Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen Group SA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Widely regarded as South Africa\u2019s most definitive and prestigious automotive awards programme, the Cars.co.za Consumer Awards have become a highlight in the automotive calendar since the inaugural event six years ago. Volkswagen\u2019s first win was the Compact Hatch category which went to the Polo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Polo has won this category for the last three years and is SA\u2019s second best-selling passenger car with 16 335 units sold in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second award went to the Golf GTI TCR which is a final swansong of the Golf 7 model range. With less than a year on sale in SA, the Golf GTI TCR won the fiercely contested Hot Hatch category. This is the fifth time that the Golf GTI has won this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With less than two years on the local market, the T-Cross defended its Compact Family Car title with a back-to-back win. 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