Volkswagen Enviroment

Alwyn Jordaan and Melanie Barnard are the 2015 Spirit of Africa Trophy champions. The pair, who finished in the third position last year, successfully mastered five days of demanding 4×4 driving challenges at the Kwalata Game Reserve in Botswana. Alwyn and Melanie took home R50 000 prize money for their achievement.

Bidding is Live at Charitybuzz.com/vwegolf; Proceeds Benefit Global Green USA’s Efforts to Advance Smart Solutions to Climate Change  Herndon, VA (October 13, 2014) – Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) and Global Green USA today announced the auction of the first 2015 all-electric Volkswagen e-Golf. The auction, hosted online at Charitybuzz.com/vwegolf, gives bidders the opportunity to […]

hird time Environmental Award win for Volkswagen For the third consecutive year Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has won the prestigious SJM Flex Environmental Award – the Exporters Club top annual environmental accolade.

Volkswagen Group South Africa’s Paint Shop has introduced a ground breaking vehicle painting project which has become a benchmark in the entire Volkswagen Group production network. The project, which converts the painting technique to 100% electrostatic (called the Bell Bell process), has resulted in massive reduction in hazardous waste and led to a dramatic improvement […]

Environmental protection is the top priority for Volkswagen Harmonising individual mobility and sustainability are amongst the key objectives of the Volkswagen initiative, Think Blue. As such, environmental protection is the top priority for Volkswagen. BlueEnvironment, one of the three legs of the Think Blue. initiative, covers cooperation and partnerships with environmental organisations that are actively […]

Ambitious new sustainability targets 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions during period from 2006 to 2015 More than two thirds of €62.4 billion investment program for period to 2016 earmarked for ever more efficient vehicles, powertrains and technologies as well as environmentally compatible production

Less than a fortnight after being named ACFO’s Green Vehicle of the Year, the Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion has romped home with another top environmental accolade, having claimed the Gold Winner for Larger Family Cars as well as the overall Green Champion title at the Green Apple Environment Awards.

Golf romps home as fun to drive eco-champion Volkswagen’s Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion has been voted the overall winner in the first of a new set of awards for cars that mix modest thirst with the ability to entertain their drivers.

Volkswagen South Africa has announced a sponsorship of two vehicles to the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. Dyer Island is a 20 hectare nature reserve in Gansbaai and is managed by CapeNature. It is a rich breeding ground for birds, most significantly the endangered African penguin and, accordingly, is classified an important bird area by Birdlife […]

The Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion has added a further environmental award to its trophy cabinet, having been named Green Vehicle of the Year at the 2011 ACFO Fleet Awards. The accolade was presented at a prestigious ceremony in Birmingham on Wednesday night.