Jetta (car brand)
Chinese car brand
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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]
| Jetta | |
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| Product type | Automobiles |
| Owner | Volkswagen Group |
| Produced by | FAW-Volkswagen |
| Country | China Germany[1] |
| Introduced | 2019 |
| Markets | China Iran Russia Uzbekistan |
| Ambassador | Harald Müller (President) |
| Website | jetta.faw-vw.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 捷達 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 捷达 | ||||||
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The Jetta cars are built in Chengdu at an FAW-Volkswagen joint venture plant.[3]
History
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
| Image | Name(s) | Chinese name | Introduction (cal. year) |
Vehicle description |
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| Sedan | ||||
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VA3 | 捷達VA3 | 2019 | Subcompact Sedan, facelift of the Chinese Volkswagen Jetta (based on the same platform as the SEAT Toledo Mk4) |
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VA7 | 捷達VA7 | 2025 | Compact Sedan (based on the same platform as the Volkswagen Sagitar) |
| M6 | 捷達M6 | Upcoming | Battery electric mid-size Sedan | |
| SUV | ||||
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VS5 | 捷達VS5 | 2019 | Compact Crossover SUV (based on the same platform as the SEAT Ateca, Škoda Karoq and Volkswagen Tharu) |
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VS7 | 捷達VS7 | 2020 | Mid-size Crossover SUV (based on the same platform as the SEAT Tarraco, Škoda Kodiaq and Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace) |
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VS8 | 捷達VS8 | 2025 | Mid-size Crossover SUV (based on the same platform as the Škoda Kodiaq Mk2 and Volkswagen Tayron Mk2) |
Markets
China
Sales
Russia
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.[10][11]
Iran
In August 2023, the Jetta VS7 was introduced in Tehran, Iran alongside the Jetta VS5 and Jetta VA3 by Mammut Khodro, the official distributor of Volkswagen in Iran. The three models by Jetta will be released in Iran by end of the year.[12]
Uzbekistan
In June 2026, Volkswagen announced they will launch in Uzbekistan market with FAW-VW models being exported from China. As part of the launch, Jetta expanded into Uzbekistan market, with VS5 and VS7 being exported. [13]
