The Volkswagen Bora for the Chinese market is a

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manufactured and marketed by

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since 2001. Originally started as the fourth generation

Volkswagen Jetta The Volkswagen Jetta () is a compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill a sedan niche above the firm's Golf hatchback, it has been marketed over seven generations, variously as the Atlant ...

in North America and the Volkswagen Bora in other parts of the world, it went through a few heavy facelifts, and production carried on with new updates long after the international Volkswagen Bora was out of production. __TOC__

First generation (1J; 2001)

The original Volkswagen Bora started out as a rebadged MK4 Jetta. The Bora in China received a facelift in the summer of 2006, with a Passat Mk5.5 lookalike face which is a rebadged City Jetta. The model available in Mexico, Canada, Brazil and Argentina from 2008 was likewise facelifted with the same design found in China. There is also a heavily modified Jetta called the

Volkswagen Lavida The Volkswagen Lavida () is a compact car manufactured by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. Originally launched at Auto China 2008 in Beijing, the Lavida is considered the first mass-produced Volkswagen small family car to be mainly ...

for the Chinese market, developed by

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on the same platform. File:Volkswagen Bora CN R rear China 2017-03-30.jpg, Volkswagen Bora rear File:Volkswagen Bora I facelift China 002.jpg, Volkswagen Bora I facelift rear

Bora HS

A hatchback version (i.e. the Golf) is also available after the facelift, and is badged as the Bora HS. Production began in 2006 and ended in 2008. File:VW Bora HS.jpg, Volkswagen Bora HS front File:FAW-VW Bora HS.JPG, Volkswagen Bora HS rear

Second generation (2008)

The Bora received a complete makeover in 2008, being marketed as the New Bora, and from 2010, only as the Bora. This new model was developed by

and is still being based on same platform as Golf IV, but using some components from the newer PQ35 platform. Engine options for the second generation Bora are a 131hp 1.4 liter TSI engine,a 120hp 2.0 liter engine and a 100/104hp 1.6 liter engine. File:Volkswagen Bora CN II 01 China 2012-05-20.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II front pre-facelift File:Volkswagen Bora II 02 China 2012-05-20.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II rear pre-facelift

2013 facelift

The Bora had a major facelift in December 2012, and a sportier and more premium trim level was created called the Volkswagen Bora Sportline. File:Volkswagen Bora CN II facelift Sportline 01 China 2014-04-22.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II facelift Sportline front File:Volkswagen Bora CN II facelift Sportline 02 China 2014-04-22.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II facelift Sportline rear

Third generation (2016)

In March 2016 the model received another complete makeover featuring a completely redesigned exterior while continuing the platform, the engines, and the interior of the previous generation. Two engines are available, both are updated units from the previous Bora models, with a 1.6 liter engine with 110hp and 155nm, and a 1.4 liter turbo engine with 131hp and 225nm. The 1.6 liter engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission or a six-speed automatic transmission, and the 1.4 liter turbo engine is mated to a seven-speed DCT. This generation is still available as of May 2019 as the Bora Classic with three trim levels and pricing is between 106,800 and 116,800 yuan (15,440 to 16,890 USD). File:FAW-Volkswagen Bora III rear in motion 8.12.18.jpg, Volkswagen Bora III rear

Volkswagen C-Trek

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later launched a lifted wagon version of the updated Bora called the Volkswagen C-Trek. File:2016 FAW-Volkswagen C-Trek (front).jpg, Volkswagen C-Trek (China) File:2016 FAW-Volkswagen C-Trek (rear).jpg, Volkswagen C-Trek rear (China)

Fourth generation (2018)

In April 2018, FAW-Volkswagen revealed a new Volkswagen Bora sedan based on the MQB platform. The new model is similarly sized compared with the just revealed Volkswagen Lavida Plus which also stands on the MQB platform. The new Volkswagen Bora is available in the Chinese car market in September 2018 with prices starting from around 115,000 yuan.

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