Volkswagen USA has built its 500,000th NMS Passat at its Chattanooga plant in Tennessee, a white Limited Edition 1.8-liter turbo sedan.
The company inaugurated its Chattanooga factory in 2011, with the factory churning out Passats specially developed for the USA ever since.
Larger the Passat sold elsewhere, the NMS (New Mid-size Sedan) Passat is based on the PQ46 platform of the B7 Passat sold in Europe and much of the rest of the world. The NMS Passat is also built in Shanghai, China, and sold in select markets, such as Mexico, Canada and South Korea.
