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VW moves RHD Golf production to main German plant from South Africa
Jul 26, 2008, 8:51 GMT
Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen is to build the right-hand- drive version of its new Golf model at its main German plant in Wolfsburg, shifting production from its plant at Uitenhage on South Africa's southern coast, the company announced Saturday.
VW South Africa head David Powells told the newspaper Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung the RHD version of the Golf VI, aimed at the Asia- Pacific and African markets, would be available in October.
The move will secure several hundred jobs in Wolfsburg. Powells said expansion of Jetta production in South Africa would ensure there were no job losses there.
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