Jetta is a brand of FAW.
Volkswagen announced Jetta as a brand of its own for China on 26 February 2019, the first time it had turned a model into a brand, with cars made by FAW-Volkswagen in Chengdu and sales from the third quarter of 2019.
Where it sits
Three levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
Seven years, one owner
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 2019 Volkswagen announced Jetta as a brand of its own for China on 26 February 2019, the first time it had turned a model into a brand, with cars made by FAW-Volkswagen in Chengdu and sales from the third quarter of 2019. The Jetta name had been a Volkswagen model since 1979; this record is the Chinese brand.
FAW
3 marques
A carmaker that began as the First Automobile Works and is owned by the state through the State Council's assets commission. It runs Hongqi from its own headquarters, builds Bestune through a subsidiary that has taken in outside investors, and holds the majority of its joint venture with Volkswagen, which makes the Jetta brand alongside Volkswagens and Audis.