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Sydney, November 28th 2007. The National
Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council (NMVTRC) has recognised the following
Volkswagen models as Australia’s most secure vehicles in their respective class
or category.
- small car category — the Volkswagen Polo, 5-door Hatch
- The people mover category — the Volkswagen Multivan
- Commercial class — the Volkswagen Caddy Van.
The Chairman of the NMVTRC, David Morgan stated that car makers have made a
concerted effort in recent years to render cars much harder to steal, thanks to
improved security technologies.
Mr Morgan was joined by the New South Wales Minister for Police, the Hon.
David Campbell who presented the awards at the Hall of Legends in the Sydney
Olympic Park Sports Centre.
Each of the ‘winning’ Volkswagen’s has been expertly assessed against their
market competitors in relation to the security of the following:
- entry systems (such as door, ignition and fuel filler locks, rear seat/boot
access and glazing);
- theft resistance systems (such as alarms, engine immobilisers, sound
systems, wheel and component substitution protection); and
- vehicle identification (body stamping, security labelling and microdotting).
Jutta Dierks, Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Australia, said “winning
three awards out of the eight categories is a very good result for us,
especially when we have two of our entry models for Passenger and Commercial
vehicles (the Polo and Caddy) winning their respective classes. Vehicle security
is an important part of our product planning strategy, so it is extremely
satisfying when our products are acknowledged and rewarded.”
The NMVTRC is a joint initiative of all Australian Governments and the
insurance industry.
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