Comment by HeyLaughingBoy

Apologies for the typo. I should have rephrased it as “re-released”.

Third-gen didn’t make it to North America because it would have eaten away at the Golf/Rabbit market share.

The US never got the 3rd gen models. There were plenty of 2nd gen models back in the day, but they're getting a bit old- I haven't seen one on the road for many years.