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Gamer
What's your source for the Philippines? I also found a few in Ethiopia, but these could be second-hand imports.
AleX_DJ
For what I've seen so far the Classic name is used almost everywhere, except Mexico, where it's called Derby.
Mexico is the first market to have received it in late 1994, moreover it seems that this badge-engineering operation was prompted if not even directed by same Volkswagen do Mexico. The very first units were imported from Spain, most probably as pure Seat Cordobas, which received some VW details and a local built 1.8 engine in Mexico. Mexican assembly at Puebla began a couple of months later.
The 1995-97 model is thus a simplier rebadge of the Seat Cordoba, with less differences than the European Classic, which was debuting in late 1996. On that occasion, the Mexican assembly stopped, and the lineup was replaced starting from 1998 by Argentinian-sourced vehicles, based on the more modified European model. The evolution of the Latin American models followed the one of the European Classic until 2001, when it was discontinued in Europe. In Latin America the production went on, with other updates in 2002 and 2006, until 2008.
In China it was done practically the same operation as in Mexico in 1995, by FAW-VW. The car was again a very simple rebadge of the Seat Cordoba without any other modifications, sold there as City Golf and exported to Philippines and Russia as Polo Classic S
Mexico is the first market to have received it in late 1994, moreover it seems that this badge-engineering operation was prompted if not even directed by same Volkswagen do Mexico. The very first units were imported from Spain, most probably as pure Seat Cordobas, which received some VW details and a local built 1.8 engine in Mexico. Mexican assembly at Puebla began a couple of months later.
The 1995-97 model is thus a simplier rebadge of the Seat Cordoba, with less differences than the European Classic, which was debuting in late 1996. On that occasion, the Mexican assembly stopped, and the lineup was replaced starting from 1998 by Argentinian-sourced vehicles, based on the more modified European model. The evolution of the Latin American models followed the one of the European Classic until 2001, when it was discontinued in Europe. In Latin America the production went on, with other updates in 2002 and 2006, until 2008.
In China it was done practically the same operation as in Mexico in 1995, by FAW-VW. The car was again a very simple rebadge of the Seat Cordoba without any other modifications, sold there as City Golf and exported to Philippines and Russia as Polo Classic S
48bux
I updated the ones you found 
any imput on extra-european models? 
any imput on extra-european models? AleX_DJ
Thank you!
48bux
Nice research job! Yes, I can confirm that it was never sold in Italy.
Yes, I can confirm that it was never sold in Italy.AleX_DJ
The Polo Classic III was marketed with different names in some markets. For now I have proofs for France, UK and Netherlands:
- in France it's Polo Flight https://jbapt.skyrock.com/557040716-Essai-de-la-Volkswagen-Polo-Flight-1-9-SDI-du-28-janvier-1997.html
- in UK it's Polo Saloon https://pics.imcdb.org/11562/s-l1600.3.jpg
- in the Netherlands it's referred to as Polo Sedan, or simply Polo https://cdn.myonlinestore.eu/9443022d-6be1-11e9-a722-44a8421b9960/image/cache/full/ec25b96b89a92d520e536bd029503366496f8fba.jpg?2023- 0808081942
So far I've found only 3 entries to be eventually fixed:
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=1477744
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=589477
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=1516641
The Classic name is confirmed for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark.
It seems that this model has never been officially sold in Spain, Sweden, Iceland or Italy. Since the model is listed with origin Spain as a rebadged Seat Cordoba, I believe the entries would need always a 'made for' tag
- in France it's Polo Flight https://jbapt.skyrock.com/557040716-Essai-de-la-Volkswagen-Polo-Flight-1-9-SDI-du-28-janvier-1997.html
- in UK it's Polo Saloon https://pics.imcdb.org/11562/s-l1600.3.jpg
- in the Netherlands it's referred to as Polo Sedan, or simply Polo https://cdn.myonlinestore.eu/9443022d-6be1-11e9-a722-44a8421b9960/image/cache/full/ec25b96b89a92d520e536bd029503366496f8fba.jpg?2023- 0808081942
So far I've found only 3 entries to be eventually fixed:
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=1477744
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=589477
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=1516641
The Classic name is confirmed for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark.
It seems that this model has never been officially sold in Spain, Sweden, Iceland or Italy. Since the model is listed with origin Spain as a rebadged Seat Cordoba, I believe the entries would need always a 'made for' tag