The Audi 80 produced in the 1970s also used the name Fox on vehicles sold in Australia and the United States.

The Fox had power assisted disk brakes in the front and drums in the rear.

Due partly to booming sales of the Passat, Jetta, Golf and the price of the Fox compared to other manufacturers at the time, the Fox faded out fast, making it a rare car - particularly so the facelift (1990–1993) models.

In South Africa, the Fox name was used for a model based on the first generation Jetta.

In Latin America, the Fox was positioned between Volkswagen's supermini models, the low cost Gol and the Polo.

[8] In Mexico, it was called the Lupo, due to the last name of then current President Vicente Fox.

Volkswagen of Mexico dropped the Lupo after a short run of 2009 models, due to poor sales, and replaced it along with the aged Pointer and Derby by the VW Novo Gol.

The SportVan was also quietly discontinued in Mexico in February 2010 due to poor sales, leaving only the CrossFox.

It did come with standard twin airbags and anti-lock braking system for safety measures.

Upon its debut, the Fox scored four stars in EuroNCAP's crash rating system.

It is named Suran in Argentina,[14] Chile,[15] Egypt, and Uruguay,[16] SpaceFox in Brazil,[17] Ecuador,[18] Bolivia[19] and Peru,[20] SportVan in Mexico[21] and Fox Plus in Algeria.