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Jetta (car brand)

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Jetta
Product typeAutomobiles
OwnerVolkswagen Group
Produced byFAW-Volkswagen
CountryChina
Germany[1]
Introduced2019; 5 years ago (2019)
MarketsWorldwide
Websitehttps://jetta.faw-vw.com/
Jetta
Traditional Chinese捷達
Simplified Chinese捷达
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiédá

Jetta is a car brand created by the Volkswagen Group with its joint venture partner FAW Group in 2019.[1] The Volkswagen Jetta is a popular car in China, and the model forms the basis of the new company, with two additional SUV models joining the range.[2]

The Jetta cars are built in Chengdu at an FAW-Volkswagen joint venture plant.[3]

History

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At the time, when the Jetta brand was introduced, Harald Müller was the company president.[4]

In May 2020, Harald Müller revealed in interviews that there's been interest in the brand from outside China.[5] In August 2020, there are plans to potentially export Jetta-branded vehicles outside China, but the company has not disclosed which target markets they want to aim at.[6]

Models

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Image Name(s) Chinese name Introduction
(cal. year) 		Vehicle description
Sedan
VA3 捷達VA3 2019 Compact Sedan, facelift of the Chinese Volkswagen Jetta (based on the same platform as the SEAT Toledo Mk4)
VA7 捷達VA7 Compact Sedan
SUV
VS5 捷達VS5 2019 Compact Crossover SUV, models including the SEAT Ateca, Škoda Karoq and Volkswagen Tharu.
VS7 捷達VS7 2020 Mid-Size Crossover SUV

Markets

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Russia

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At the beginning of July 2024, cars under the Jetta marque began to be sold in Russia. The cars are made by FAW Group but reportedly use Volkswagen technology like the Volkswagen Group MQB platform and the Volkswagen EA211 engine. Volkswagen had left Russia in 2023. Die Zeit contacted Volkswagen Group China, who denied that it or any of its joint ventures were exporting to Russia. Die Zeit found that the owner of the Russian website for Jetta and other companies involved in the export were divisions of FAW Group, suggesting that neither Volkswagen nor FAW-Volkswagen itself were involved.[7][8]

China

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Sales

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67,600 Jetta vehicles were sold in China in the first half of 2020.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b FAW-Volkswagen Chengdu Branch on VW Group China
  2. ^ "Volkswagen spins off Jetta into a Chinese car brand". The Verge. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ "VW spins off Jetta into separate brand for young up-and-comers in China". CNet. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Jetta VS5 rolled off, begin booking on July 18 in China|Volkswagen|Jetta-Internet Info Agency". english.news18a.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  5. ^ "Volkswagen plotting expansion of Jetta brand outside China". 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "VW extends China market lead with new low-cost brand Jetta".
  7. ^ Kireev, Maxim (2024-08-05). "Volkswagen in Russland: Deutsche Technik für Russlands Straßen" [Volkswagen in Russia: German technology for Russia's roads]. Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  8. ^ "Все, что известно о Jetta VS7, который пришел в Россию на смену Skoda Karoq".
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