(December 1, 2020) The long-running mid-sized Volkswagen Passat will be discontinued in the United States by 2023, according to news sources. The Passat is built in Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn., plant and will reportedly be replaced on the production line by the all-electric ID4. While sales of the Passat were up 25 percent during the first three quarters of 2020, only 16,190 units were produced.