Which car maker has marketed models called Passat and Golf?
Volkswagen Passat Volkswagen Passat The Volkswagen Passat () is a large family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1973, and now in its eighth generation. It has been marketed variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat. The successive generations of the Passat carry the Volkswagen internal designations B1, B2, etc. Originally (but no longer) these designations paralleled those of the Audi 80 and A4 with which the Passat shared platforms. In 2008, Volkswagen launched Passat CC, a "four-door coupé" variant of the Passat. Volkswagen currently markets two variants of the Passat globally. In January 2011, Volkswagen announced that
Volkswagen Passat (B1) introduction, being a much more modern car than the rest of the VWB lineup as well as the Ford Corcel, its closest competitor. After the introduction of the B2 Santana in 1984, however, the Passat began to show its age. The Passat continued to be produced until 1988, by which time a total of 676,819 Passats had been built in Brazil. In South Africa the Passat was sold with two- or four-door saloon bodywork, as well as the five-door Variant model. The two-door was only marketed as the upscale "LS Coupé", near the top of the price range. Equipment levels