Volkswagen Passat (pa and the sat) is a mid-size luxury car company Volkswagen. From 1973 onwards. Currently the car is produced at the factories of Volkswagen in Emden, Zwickau (Germany) and other plants. The name is derived from the eponymous Passat wind. third generation Passat went on sale in Europe in the year 1988 (in North America in 1990, and in the South in 1995). Distinctive features of the car were block-lights and grille.