The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 is a medium-sized compact family car. It is the third generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk2 , which was produced by Volkswagen from August for the model year to for Cabrio convertible. The delay in North America was due to Volkswagen's decision to supply U.
Thereafter, labor unrest at the plant delayed production. The third-generation Golf and Jetta first launched in North America as models in the San Diego, California area and in Canada , then in the autumn in the rest of North America as models.
The Mk3 Cabrio replaced the Volkswagen Cabriolet. The Mk3 Cabrio continued until the model year, when Volkswagen replaced it with a convertible version of the Volkswagen New Beetle. However, when the car was first released, the Yugoslav War broke out, leading to the destruction of the factory. Due to this, TAS went bankrupt in This meant the Mk3 was the only Golf before the Mk4 not to be built in Bosnia and Herzegovina, although a single Mk3 managed to roll off the assembly line in Sarajevo , its fate unknown.
The Mk3 Golf was sold in Japan alongside the Polo , where both vehicles complied with the small size class regulations that encouraged sales. In some markets, the Mk3 Golf continued to be available for the model year Americas , South Africa , and even as early model year vehicles Canada , Mexico , US. As for previous generations, the Golf was available as a three- or five-door hatchback.
The name of three-box sedan now only with four doors changed to Vento , in an attempt to improve the Jetta's stodgy image in Europe. In North America, where the Jetta had no such problems, the old nameplate remained. In some markets, where the tax structure suited such a model, Volkswagen also offered a light commercial Van version of the three-door hatchback. Typically fitted with a flat plywood floor in the rear and often with blanked rear side windows, precise specifications varied for different markets to meet various local requirements for being classified as a commercial vehicle.
