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Originally Posted by cKy
^^^ Arent VW's built/assembled in Mexico? I thought I read that when we were finding a new car.
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No, some are made in Mexico, most aren't. That is what every other brand tells you trying to slam our cars, but here is the rundown.
Golf hatchback - Germany
GTI - Germany
Touareg - Germany
Tiguan - Germany
CC - Germany
EOS - Portugal
Passat - USA
Beetle - Mexico
Jetta - Mexico
Golf Wagon - Mexico
We have more German made vehicles, than Mexican. This is the easiset way to tell country of origin:
First digit in VIN:
W - Germany
3 - Mexico
1 - USA
And to answer the question everyone asks, I personally hold the belief the German cars are made better. However, with the Jetta now being our least expensive car, and the Beetle being dropped down a few thousand in base price, and the Passat almost 7K, you are no longer paying a premium on the non German built stuff. So you are getting fair value. They are N/A cars built with the N/A market in mind. You cannot even get our version of the Passat in Europe, it is N/A only, hence the very low entry level price.