Inovev plans 100,000 units per year in Europe for the new VW Passat
- Until 2022, the Volkswagen Passat (D-segment sedan) was produced in Europe, China and the United States, with a different body for each of these regions. Production of the Passat ceased in the United States in 2022, while it continues in Europe and China. In China, the local Passat has seen its sales stabilize at around 200,000 units per year for ten years, while in Europe, the Passat has seen its sales divided by three for ten years and even divided by four since 2006-2007.
- The one that was Volkswagen's revival car in 1973, after the collapse of the Beetle in the early 1970s, gradually became a marginal car within the German carmaker. So much so that Volkswagen had considered not replacing the current Passat. Especially since the brand's D-segment sedan promised a bright future was the battery electric ID7. Finally, a new generation of Passat will see the light of day in 2024, but only in station wagon (SW) version in order not to interfere with the ID7 available only in sedan body.
- The new generation of the Volkswagen Passat SW presented at the 2023 Munich Motor Show shares its MQB platform with the future Skoda Superb which is evolving on the same market, in sedan and station wagon versions. The Passat SW is 15 cm longer, than the Superb. The engines are numerous: a 2.0 petrol TSI (201 hp or 261 hp), a 2.0 diesel TDI (120 hp or 148 hp), a 1.5 petrol 48V MHEV (148 hp) and a 1.5 petrol PHEV plug-in hybrid (201 hp or 268 ch). Obviously no electric motor. Inovev forecasts 100,000 units per year in Europe the new VW Passat.