Volkswagen Polo Mk3 - The Polo Outside Europe

The Polo Outside Europe

• In some Asia Pacific markets, the Polo Classic (1995-2002MY) was sold as the Derby.

• In China, FAW-Volkswagen simply rebadged the SEAT Cordoba without the exterior modifications of the European Derby (i.e. rear and front bumpers/headlights).

It was sold & assembled as the FAW-VW City-Golf during 1996. It is not to be confused with the Canadian Mark 4 City Golf released in 2006 in Canada.

• In Argentina, VW still produce a 2002 facelifted Polo Classic which is sold as Derby in Mexico and a Volkswagen Caddy, the SEAT Inca-derived van which shares the same platform and front end styling as the South American Type 6K. The 6K Polo Classic and 9K Caddy have been produced since 2000. All facelifted Type 6K/9K models are Argentine-built models.

The Polo Classic (Type 6K) and the facelifted Caddy (Type 9K) are still sold in Latin America, and are expected to be replaced in 2007 or 2008 by a sedan and panel van versions of the Gol V.

Latin America had its own trim levels, although some of the trim level names were similar to their European counterparts. The CL and GL were available from 1996 onwards in Brazil; these were similar to their European counterparts, although slightly more expensive due to import tariffs.