the United States in late 1979 for the 1980 model year, delayed from a planned spring 1979 rollout. It was not sold as the Caddy until three years later, when the model was introduced to Europe as the Caddy. Cosmetically, the North American Rabbit Pickup had rectangular headlamps, while the rest of the world received round headlamps. The Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup competed with compact pickups, such as the Ford Courier, Datsun Truck, Toyota Hilux, Dodge Rampage and Subaru BRAT. Worldwide The Caddy nameplate was never used in North America. Its first use was in 1982, when the vehicle was released in Europe. European Caddys were built in Volkswagen's plant TAS in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time SFR Yugoslavia), between 1982 and 1992. A fiberglass-reinforced plastic box cap was available to cover the open bed, turning the Caddy into a small panel van with an enclosed of cargo volume, and it also could be used as a caravan with an appropriate in-bed unit. The original Caddy also was produced in Uitenhage, South Africa from 1981 until 2007, alongside the first generation Golf itself (which was sold until 2009). Worldwide production of the first-generation Typ 14 Rabbit Pickup/Caddy totaled more than 207,000 vehicles. For the pickup truck market, Volkswagen sold the Taro, a rebranded Toyota Hilux, from 1989 to 1997; the Caddy name continued in 1995 as a slightly smaller panel van and multi-purpose vehicle developed with Škoda and SEAT. Engine specs The 1979–1984 Caddy pickup used the following engines: 1.5 petrol EA827 1.5: / @2500 1.5 diesel (1980): 1.6 diesel EA827 1.6 R4 D: @4800 / @3000 1.6 diesel EA827 1.6 R4 D: / @2300 1.6 petrol EA827 1.6: / @2500 1.7 petrol 1.6 turbodiesel (not marketed in the United States) 1.8 petrol However, during its long production in South Africa it has been available with the following engines: 1.6 petrol: 1.6 petrol: 1.6 diesel: 1.8 petrol: Gallery Second generation (Typ 9K/9U; 1996) Released in 1995, the Volkswagen Caddy Typ 9K, or Volkswagen Polo Caddy, was a light van, designed by Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary SEAT, and derived from the SEAT Ibiza 6K, on the Volkswagen Group A03 platform. It was built in Spain, at the Martorell factory of SEAT, from 1996 to 2004. Its twin, the SEAT Inca, was quickly phased out when the SEAT marque was realigned as the "sporty" branch of the Volkswagen Group. It was in