Golf generations
Premiere, start of sales and update are different moments. The table lists only what Volkswagen states explicitly in its sources.
| Generation | What Volkswagen states | Date / period |
|---|---|---|
| Golf VII | world premiere, Berlin | 4 September 2012 |
| Golf VII | in showrooms | spring 2013 |
| Golf VII | production of the combustion-engine model in Zwickau ended, eighth generation launched | December 2019 |
| Golf, eighth generation | update (a new stage of development), in showrooms in the spring | press release of 24 January 2024 |
The year a generation was introduced is not the year a particular car was built. Check the year of manufacture and the version by the VIN and the technical data; the date of first registration is only a rough guide.