Volkswagen announced the cessation of production of another version of the Passat model - the North American. It had nothing to do with Europe and was produced in the USA. The last copy of the American Passat was assembled in December 2021, why this was reported late is unclear. Here it is necessary to recall that in December the life cycle of the European Passat-sedan ended.
In the last two generations for the USA and Canada, under the name Passat, the original model was produced - larger than the one offered in the Old World. There was no wagon body for the Americans in principle.
Since 2011, more than 800,000 Passats have been assembled at VW facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The outgoing generation has been produced since 2018, the car was based on the outdated PQ46 platform and was much larger than the European model - the overall length was 4.9 m. The American sedan was equipped with one engine - a 2.0-liter petrol turbo with a capacity of 176 hp. Transmission 6-speed, automatic, front-wheel drive.
The freed capacity at the plant in Chattanooga will be occupied by the release of a new ID.4 electric crossover. In addition, the company produces the Volkswagen Atlas crossover.
Volkswagen abandoned another Passat
