Mark 2 VW Jetta finally ready for the 21st Century

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The VW Jetta is quite possibly China’s most favourite car, the mark2 Jetta was originally introduced into China in 1991, just asthe mark 2 Jetta was getting readied for retirement in Western markets. Its age did not have any effect on the Chinese people and they took to the Jetta in an almost maternal way, loving it quite possibly more than they love rice, red flags, and baijiu. It’s easy to see why the Jetta is loved so much in China; it’s cheap, it’s relatively fast, it has lots and lots of space, and most importantly of all it is very economical to run and cheap to fix. The mark2 Jetta was first put into production in ’91, and then given a minor face lift in 2000 to bring it into the company portfolio and then given a further makeover in 2004. Minor rhinoplasty has been granted in 2009 for the 2010 model (up, left) The facelifted VW Jetta is expected to go on the market prior to Chinese New Year in early 2010, and will come with a 1.6l engine and a manual gearbox.

We’re not quite sure how long the VW Jetta will continue to prowl Chinese roads, it’s still an immensely popular car especially to fleet buyers (i.e. taxi ranks) but older first time buyers jump at every opportunity to buy the car that they know the best.