Production chronology1977–1984
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗8 years
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Volkswagen / Model record
VolkswagenDerby
Production1977–1984
Recorded originGermany
Classpassenger car
Background
Volkswagen Derby was the name first given by German automaker Volkswagen for the commercialization of the booted saloon (three-box) version of its Volkswagen Polo Mk1 supermini, between 1977 and 1981 in Europe. Later, the Derby name was used by the Mexican Volkswagen subsidiary for the Polo Classic Mk3 saloon on its domestic market in the mid-1990s.
Text adapted from “Volkswagen Derby” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1977–1983
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗7 years