VW to end U.S. production, sales of Passat as focuses on SUVs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said Monday it will end U.S. sales and production of the Passat sedan next year, the latest shift by automakers away from cars and toward larger sport utility vehicles.

Volkswagen said it will end U.S. assembly of the Passat sedan in Tennessee with model year 2022. VW has sold various versions of the Passat since 1974 in the United States and the name first appeared in the U.S. market in 1990.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)