According to this site, the newer 2001 were dubbed "New Passat", but probably just for advertising purposes:

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/2001/Volkswagen

It seems you're right, night cub... I didn't realise there were two different 2001 models.



Here in Australia the facelift arrived in May 2001.

I know model years can bear little relation to real calendars but in the UK that facelift of the Passat was introduced in late 2000.

I believe it was a mid-year change. VW tended to buck the trend of making newer versions the next model year, which is typical for most auto makers in the US. There were two different "1999" Jettas as well.

I own a 2008 Passat, which was another year like that, there are early 2008 model year Passats and late 2008 model year Passats.

Hi antp, there's a mistake on the site. In the US, the Passat got a facelift for the 2002 model year, but all of them are listed as 2001 on the site. There are hundreds that need to be fixed:

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?resultsStyle=asImages&yearFrom=2001&yearTo=200- 1&makeMatch=2&make=Volkswagen&modelMatch=1&model=Passat&modelInclModel=on&modelInclChassis=- on&mk=&origin=&madein=&madefor=USA&role=&page=1

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?resultsStyle=asImages&yearFrom=2001&yearTo=200- 1&makeMatch=2&make=&modelMatch=1&model=Passat&modelInclModel=on&modelInclChassis=- on&mk=&origin=&madein=&madefor=CDN&role=

There are some included above which are actually 2001 models (by plate). This includes the first 2 entries in the first link, and possibly others.

EDIT: it seems I was wrong

Not really different from the original designs to be considered "origin India" yet...

Okay, so for these vehicles, it's "Origin: India" and delete "built in india, made in IND".
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?resultsStyle=asImages&yearFrom=&yearTo=&makeMatch=- 2&make=mahindra&modelMatch=1&model=&modelInclModel=on&modelInclChassis=on&mk=&origin=- US&madein=&madefor=&role=
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?resultsStyle=asImages&yearFrom=&yearTo=&makeMatch=- 2&make=hindustan&modelMatch=1&model=Ambassador&modelInclModel=on&modelInclChassis=- on&mk=&origin=UK&madein=&madefor=&role=
And "1991+" for "Tata Sierra".
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Tata_model-Sierra.html

I think that these are historic cases like the earlier Lada or Seat, where we just used the country of the make and not the country linked to the original model.


It was easier to just put all Beetles as Typ 1 to keep them grouped (like all Golf I as Typ 17, despite convertibles should have a different ones I think), and as you said "that were made by Karmann" - there are some others...

Greetings to all,
I come to information,
- For "Hindustan Ambassador", It's "Origin: India" or "Origin: UK, built in india, made in IND"?
- For All "Mahindra CJ" and "Mahindra Jeep", It's "Origin: India" or "Origin: USA, built in india, made in IND"?

I always wanted to know why we do not use "Typ 15" for the Beetle convertibles that were made by Karmann? They are listed as "Typ 1".