The first generation Passat was a fastback variant of the mechanically identical Audi 80 sedan, introduced a year earlier. Externally all four shared styling by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The first generation Passat launched in 1973 in two- and four-door sedan and three- and five-door versions. The North American Passat was phased out for the 2022 model year. In 2019, the Passat NMS program was split into two as the North American one continued being produced on an older platform while the Chinese Passat moved on to the MQB platform, meaning that Volkswagen currently markets three models of the Passat globally. The separate B8 Passat model entered production in Europe in 2014, based on the MQB platform. The Passat NMS is sold in the North America, South Korea, China, and Middle East. SAIC-Volkswagen also manufactures the Passat NMS in its Nanjing factory. In January 2011, Volkswagen debuted another Passat model, internally designated Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan or NMS, that would be manufactured at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant. The successive generations of the Passat carry the Volkswagen internal designations B1, B2, etc.Ī "four-door coupé" variant of the Passat was released in the North American market in 2008 as the Passat CC, which was then renamed to Volkswagen CC. It has been marketed variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat. The Volkswagen Passat is a series of large family cars manufactured and marketed by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen since 1973, and now in its eighth generation.
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