Car 300 used car learned that following the suspension of the European version of volkswagen Passat, the last American version of Volkswagen Passat was also off the production line at the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee, which means that the American version of Volkswagen Passat "Passat" was officially discontinued.
Volkswagen's plant produced a total of 800,000 Volkswagen Passats, with the last model being the 2022 Passat Limited Edition.
After the official discontinuation of the US version of passat, Volkswagen's plant will switch to electric vehicles, and production of ID.4 pure electric SUVs will begin this year. In addition, the fuel version of the Atlas (corresponding to the domestic Tuon) SUV and the coupe version of the model will continue to be produced by this plant.
The Passat is one of Volkswagen's most iconic models and a long-standing mainstay midsize sedan. The Volkswagen Passat first entered the U.S. market in 1974 and has been 48 years old, with more than 1.8 million vehicles sold in the U.S.
Passat had a glorious history in the U.S. market, peaking with 117,000 units sold in 2012, but as SUVs became popular, Passat sales began to decline.
Due to poor sales, Volkswagen has previously announced that the Passat will withdraw from the US market in 2023, but because the Passat will only sell 24,400 units in 2021, Volkswagen decided to discontinue the sedan Passat early, but the travel version will continue to be produced.
The European version of the Passat corresponds to the domestic FAW-Volkswagen Maiteng, and the American version of the Passat corresponds to the SAIC Volkswagen Passat, does the suspension of these two cars have an impact on the domestic Maiten and Passat?
Judging from the data of the 300 used cars, Maiten sold 164,600 cars in 2021, and the Passat sold 158,100 cars, both of which are relatively large medium-sized cars.
Moreover, an important reason for the suspension of the European version of Passat and the American version of Passat is that European consumers prefer station wagons, American consumers prefer SUVs, and for the domestic market, sedans are still the mainstream, so it is unlikely that domestic models will be discontinued in a short period of time.
Top: Magotan, Bottom: Passat
This also means that the domestic version of Volkswagen Magotan and Passat may become "domestic special" models in the future.