This year, Europe will also benefit from the small Nivus crossover.
Although it isn’t much, it confirms that a facelift will be coming to the sedan. Volkswagen claims that an updated Jetta model will be available in the third quarter of 2022. This is typically when new model-year vehicles are arriving at dealers. It is usually in the late summer or early fall. It is not clear how extensive the facelift will be. A photo of the Jetta appears in VW’s presentation, but it does not appear to be the current model. This is unless VW’s facelift is extremely minimal.
So far, we haven’t seen any camouflaged Jetta prototypes. We appreciate VW’s efforts to keep the update secret. The company’s modular MQB platform was used to create the current generation model, which features a conservative exterior styling and a handsome inside.
The 2022 model year facelift is in line with VW’s product lifecycle and could help boost sales of the compact sedan, which fell 18% in 2020. The Jetta still has a lot of life left. Last year, it sold 82,662 units. It’s second in VW’s North American lineup behind the Tiguan. This vehicle just exceeded 100,000 sales.
A “new sporty CUV” model was also mentioned in the presentation. This will be the Nivus, which was introduced last year in Brazil. It uses a turbocharged 1.0-liter three cylinder engine from VW, which is connected to a six speed automatic.
VW stated that it would travel to Europe in 2021 when it first debuted. However, this was before COVID-19’s true scope was known. Today’s presentation shows that plans for the small crossover to the old continent are still being made.