Volkswagen South Africa targets record production in this year

German automaker Volkswagen’s South African unit expects to produce a record number of automobiles this year regardless of slow domestic economy, power outages and looming discussion with union members, its managing director stated.

Volkswagen Group South Africa manufactured 126,463 vehicles in last year, but expects to increase output to 161,900 vehicles this year with 108,000 destined for export, Thomas Schaefer informed journalists late on Tuesday.