7 Oldest Cars Still on the Production Line Worldwide

Most cars are built for seven to ten years, and then there is a successor ready. These seven models are different!

Everything wasn’t better in the past, though some things lasted longer. For example, car models: It was not uncommon for generations of skilled workers to screw together almost identical sheet metal for decades. Nearly over: Today, manufacturers can no longer simply continue to build a car like the Citroën 2CV (41 years) or the VW Beetle (65 years).

The environment and safety requirements change too quickly, as do customers’ demands. Nevertheless, they still exist: cars that continue to be built somewhere in the world even after decades. And in one case, we didn’t have to travel far for our nostalgia trip around the world: one of the endurance burners comes from Western Europe.

In the last few years, we have lost a few endurance burners. For the first time in 40 years, Mercedes unveiled a new G Class model in 2018, while Suzuki brought a new Jimny after 20 years. And Land Rover is dropping the Defender, and Lada is developing a successor to the Niva/4×4 (since 1976). Others models are still fresh off the production line. In the following, we will take a look at some of the oldest cars which are still being produced somewhere in the world!

7. VW Polo 5 / Polo Vivo (since 2009)

Volkswagen discontinued the fifth Polo generation in Europe in 2017. But things continue seamlessly for the discontinued small car model: 2018 saw the start of production at Volkswagen in South Africa. There VW needed a successor for the entry-level Polo 4 model known as the Polo Vivo. The second-generation Polo costs around €11,700 in South Africa today and is the most successful car there. Propulsion is provided by a 1.4-liter gasoline engine with a five-speed manual transmission.

Basic equipment includes steel rims, radio, Isofix, power windows and a good alarm system. Such a new, old Polo is in high demand. The top version Polo Vivo GT comes with a modern 1.0 TSI engine (110 hp), 6-speed transmission, cruise control, ESP, air conditioning and Euro 4 emissions standard. Apart from that, Volkswagen only markets models from the current range in South Africa, such as the T-Cross or T-Roc. However, the seventh generation of Golf is no longer available in South Africa.