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The Volkswagen Passat Leaves The United States In 2023
The Volkswagen Passat Leaves The United States In 2023-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:32

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The Passat nameplate Through the years, buyers have had such wonderful choices as wagons, diesel models and even the unconventional W8 engine. Now, the crossover and SUV world domination has taken another victim: Volkswagen .

As reported by , Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will shift from producing the Passat to the ID.4 electric crossover. ID.4 production begins in 2022 and reaches full capacity in 2023 after the last Passats roll off the line. Removing the Passat from the plant frees up capacity. Volkswagen plans to spend up to $800 million to expand the plant for ID.4 production. The plant will produce the ID.4 alongside the Atlas and Atlas Cross.

In the article, Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstätter said:

We’ve made a decision to cancel the Passat for the U.S. The sales trend is very firmly in favor of SUV models, as indicated by the success of the (Chattanooga-built) Atlas.

Though the Passat will be dead in the United States, it’ll continue in markets like Europe and China.

America got the first-generation Passat in 1973 under the Dasher name, then the second generation Passat as the Quantum in 1982. The Passat was finally named Passat in the United States in 1990.

I’m a big fan of the Passat in all of its generations. I even love . But honestly, I’m not one bit surprised. As crossovers and SUVs continue to run away with sales, sedans and wagons are being left behind. We’ve already seen marques like killing off its cars in favor of hot-selling trucks, SUVs and crossovers. It’s sad, but it makes sense.

It’s a real shame. I was expecting to buy a 2025 Volkswagen Passat as a high-mileage beater in the year 2040. Maybe those of us who don’t buy new sedans are part of the problem!

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