Volkswagen AG is set to increase car exports from its South African plant from a projected 28,500 in 2009 to 55,000 next year. VW plans to export right-hand drive models of its new Polo to the UK, Ireland and other global markets. The carmaker will nearly double South African car exports under a 27 billion rand ($3.59 billion) global contract for the Polo. Stevens, a spokesman at Volkswagen South Africa, said that the total contract for the 55,000 cars is worth about 27 billion rand.  Continued after the jump!

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