Volkswagen removes Passat sedan from sale, but leaves off-road version

Volkswagen has announced the withdrawal of the popular Passat model from the Russian market. This decision, according to representatives of the German brand, was dictated by the market situation.

Volkswagen is withdrawing the current generation Passat from production and starting February 24, 2022, it will no longer accept orders for this model. True, this only applies to the sedan version of the Volkswagen Passat. But the off-road version of the model – Passat Alltrack – will continue to be produced and sold on the Russian market.

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The brand decided to remove the Volkswagen Passat from the lineup due to declining sales of sedan cars from year to year. Now the trend in the market is such that buyers of new cars are increasingly opting for utility models in the SUV segment. Other auto brands and analysts also speak of a decrease in the interest of Russians in sedans. Thus, according to experts from the Bankauto digital platform, the number of crossovers with all-wheel drive is growing in Russia. At the end of January 2022, they accounted for 31% of all new car sales in the country.

Source: Trash Box

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