First Santana, built on the base Passat II, was introduced in 1982. Until the end of the world has sold about 4 million copies. Assembling a new generation of models with petrol engines 1.4 (90 hp.) And 1.6 (110 hp..) And five-speed manual transmission starts at the Volkswagen plant in Shanghai in the near future.
Meanwhile, it is nearing the start of sales soplatformennikov created specifically for Europe - Skoda Rapid and SEAT Toledo.