FAW-VW Sagitar (aka Jetta) to launch in March 2012

FAW-VW | Ash | January 26, 2012 at 7:11 pm

The latest generation of VW Jetta will hit the market in March 2012 according to recent Chinese media reports, the new Jetta will be sold under the Sagitar name plate as with the last generation of Jetta as of course the second generation Jetta is still on the market in China.

The new Jetta will come with the same 1.4T, 1.6 and 1.8T engines as the current Sagitar and is expected to hit the same price brackets when it comes onto the market, the turbo models will get 7 speed DSG gearboxes. Pricing is expected to be from 148,000rmb to 180,000rmb, FAW-VW are also expected to introduced a 2.0T model which of course will be the GLI version.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.

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