Jetta

Jetta

Jetta Automobile
🇨🇳 China

Entry-level budget brand created by FAW-Volkswagen in 2019 to serve first-time buyers in China's smaller cities. Built the VA3/VA7 sedans and VS5/VS7/VS8 SUVs on older Volkswagen platforms before adding its first electric model, the M6 sedan, in 2026.

Jetta models

M6
EV
Coming Soon
M6

The Jetta M6 is the budget FAW-Volkswagen brand's first electric model, a front-wheel-drive sedan close in size to a Volkswagen Passat with 154 hp or 197 hp motor options. China sales are due before the end of 2026; battery capacity and range have not been disclosed.

197 hp FWD

News about Jetta

Jetta M6 is Jetta's first electric model
Jetta M6 is Jetta's first electric model

Jetta, the FAW-Volkswagen budget brand for China, has revealed the M6, its first electric vehicle. The sedan is close in size to a Volkswagen Passat, front-wheel drive with 154 hp or 197 hp motor options, and is due in China before the end of 2026.

4 Aug 2026

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About

Jetta is a budget sub-brand that Volkswagen Group and its joint-venture partner FAW created in 2019, aimed at first-time car buyers in China’s smaller cities. The name is borrowed from Volkswagen’s own compact sedan, but Jetta operates as a separate brand with its own dealer network and model range, positioned below mainstream Volkswagen-badged cars on price.

The lineup launched with the VA3 sedan and VS5 crossover, later adding the VS7, VS8, and VA7. All of these are combustion models built on older Volkswagen platforms. Production runs through an FAW-Volkswagen joint-venture plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Jetta’s first electric model, the M6 sedan, was revealed in 2026 on a new platform developed with Chinese partners, marking the brand’s move beyond combustion power for the first time since its founding.

Frequently asked questions
Who owns Jetta?
Jetta is owned by FAW-Volkswagen.
What country is Jetta from?
Jetta is a Chinese brand, headquartered in Chengdu.
When was Jetta founded?
Jetta was founded in 2019.
What kind of cars does Jetta make?
Jetta makes budget sedans and SUVs, moving into electric vehicles.
Is Jetta the same as the Volkswagen Jetta sedan?
No. Jetta is a standalone Chinese budget brand that FAW-Volkswagen created in 2019, borrowing the Jetta name from Volkswagen's long-running compact sedan. It sells its own separate lineup of sedans and SUVs alongside, not instead of, the Volkswagen-badged Jetta sold elsewhere.
What does the Jetta brand make?
Jetta's lineup has been ICE-only since launch, the VA3 and VA7 sedans and the VS5, VS7 and VS8 SUVs, all built on older Volkswagen platforms and priced below mainstream Volkswagen models. The M6 sedan, due in China in late 2026, is its first electric model.
Where are Jetta-brand cars built?
At an FAW-Volkswagen joint venture plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, separate from the main Volkswagen and Audi production lines the joint venture runs elsewhere in China.
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