According to domestic media reports, SAIC Volkswagen Santana will officially stop production in the near future. Since officially entering China in 1983, this product that has witnessed the youth of several generations will officially come to an end.
38 years ago, Volkswagen introduced the first 100 Santana cars to China in the form of full part assembly (CKD), and it was also the first domestic model introduced by Volkswagen. Subsequently, it took only three years to complete the task of domestically producing 10,000 vehicles.
At the end of the 1990s, the Santana 2000 model from The Brazilian Volkswagen landed on the domestic market. Later, models such as the Santana 3000 and Zhijun were also derived, which became the childhood memories of many "post-90s".
In fact, since saic motor Santana 2000, santana is no longer a global model, basically only for China and South America and other markets.
Looking at a car price list 20 years ago, the Santana model cost as much as 138,500 yuan, and the Santana 2000 is nearly 200,000 yuan.
In 2012, the new SAIC Volkswagen Santana based on the Volkswagen PQ25 platform was officially released, announcing that the famous "Poussin era" has become history. The transformed Santana also changed from a medium to a compact car, but still uses the name Santana.
Today, due to the PQ25 platform is too old, the Jetta, Santana and Skoda Xinrui models based on the platform have been out of step with the times, the competitiveness of products has dropped sharply, and there is only a matter of time left to withdraw from the historical stage.
Through Santana, Volkswagen has completely gained a foothold in China. Santana has been recognized by the Chinese market for its excellent quality. However, time will eventually dilute the glory days, and the veteran is no exception.
I only hope that many years later, when people talk about it again, they can still remember the classic advertising slogan of "having Santana, walking all over the world is not afraid", and can also recall the ignorant and simple childhood time, the glorious and shining years, or the beautiful fragrance of the road.