3VWVolkswagen passenger cars

Held by Volkswagen de Mexico SA de CV · registered in Mexico

WMI 3VW's rules place assembly in nine countries. Its rules start at model year 1981 and have no end year. Electrified versions appear in its rules: battery electric and hybrid. Of its 30 models, 28 also appear under other Volkswagen WMIs.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Cabriolet1981–1993
  2. Dasher1981
  3. Jetta1981–2027
  4. Rabbit1981–2007
  5. scirocco1981–1989
  6. Quantum1982–1988
  7. Golf1985–2021
  8. FOX1987–1993
  9. Corrado1989–1995
  10. GTI1989–2025
  11. Passat1989–2022
  12. Golf III1991–1995
  13. Cabrio1995–2002
  14. EuroVan1995–2003
  15. Beetle1998–2019
  16. Jetta Wagon2001–2006
  17. Phaeton2004–2006
  18. R322004
  19. Touareg2004–2008
  20. Eos2007–2016
  21. GLI2008–2009
  22. Jetta SportWagen2009–2014
  23. CC2012–2018
  24. e-Golf2015–2020
  25. Golf SportWagen2015–2020
  26. Golf GTI2016–2027
  27. Golf R2016–2027
  28. Golf Alltrack2017–2020
  29. Arteon2019–2023
  30. Jetta GLI2021–2027

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesMexico, Germany, United States, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Canada, Slovakia, Portugal

Plant locations namedEmden; Wolfsburg; Puebla; Chattanooga; Osnabruck; Ingolstadt; Hannover; Westmoreland; Brussel; Necharsulm; Stuttgart; Neckersulm; Graz; Zwickau and 6 more

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Hatchback, Wagon, Convertible, Coupe, Van, SUV

Primary fuelsGasoline, Diesel, Electric

Compared with the closest code, WVW

WVW is held by Volkswagen AG. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to 3VW.

Models in both28

Only under 3VWGLI, Jetta SportWagen

Model years3VW: 1981–open · WVW: 1981–open

Other codes held by Volkswagen de Mexico

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
3VVmultipurpose passenger vehiclesVolkswagen2017–open8

Volkswagen under other holders

Models named in each code's rules

  1. 1C4 FCA US LLCUnited States40
  2. 2C7 FCA Canada Inc.Canada36
  3. 2C4 FCA Canada Inc.Canada32
  4. 3C4 Chrysler de Mexico TolucaMexico32
  5. 1C6 FCA US LLCUnited States28
  6. WVW Volkswagen AGGermany28
  7. 1C7 FCA US LLCUnited States27
  8. 2C6 FCA Canada Inc.Canada27

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.