The Volkswagen Magotan is a mid-size sedan manufactured by the Chinese automobile manufacturer FAW-Volkswagen as a sister model to the European Volkswagen Passat since 2007 in Changchun. In China, a different model is sold under the name Passat. This model is produced by SAIC Volkswagen.
First generation (B6; 2007)
The Magotan, introduced in 2007, was initially available exclusively as a four-door sedan based on the Volkswagen Passat (B6). In late 2010, a station wagon followed under the separate model name Volkswagen Variant. Volkswagen chose not to use the Magotan name for the station wagon because, unlike the sedan, it was not manufactured in China but imported from Germany. Since the Variant was significantly more expensive due to this, the manufacturer wanted to distinguish the two versions from each other.[1]
Second generation (B7; 2011)
In December 2011, the second generation of the Magotan was introduced, based on the