FACE THE CHANGE Act Sustainably Bubbles works in a clinic and has learnt a great deal about diabetes, HIV, and pregnancy tests. She wants to begin studying soon. morning to walk to the station. And making the same journey back home every evening. Somewhere along the line he just couldn’t take it any longer. Give up? No way! At the loveLife Centre he Volkswagen South Africa teaches children and adolescents how to use a computer. He also visits schools and communities to talk about how to lead a healthy and self-determined life. What drives him? “The idea that I can change the world.” With anyone else, that could sound like an empty phrase. Not with Einstein, though. He believes it. And he believes he has the strength to start something big. To be a groundBREAKER. MORE ABOUT THIS ONLINE: Our videos and our photo gallery at annualreport2017.volkswagenag.com Volkswagen South Africa’s Uitenhage plant is the oldest Volkswagen plant outside Germany. The first Beetle in South Africa was assembled there in 1951. Today, the plant has a workforce of 3,900. The road to the KwaNobuhle township passes the plant and a large compound where thousands of vehicle are stored, waiting to be delivered. From 2018, the plant will manufacture 150,000 vehicles a year. Two models are built here: the New Volkswagen Polo and the Volkswagen Polo Viva (bestselling model in sub-Saharan Africa). One striking feature of the urban landscape is the large number of Golf I. This model was built in South Africa up to 2009 and is very popular among car owners, including tuning fans who spray them in the colors of the rainbow and fit alloy wheels and other extras. 65
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