Question: How long was the production run of the car that the Volkswagen Passat NMS replaced?

Context articles: Volkswagen Passat (B8)
Volkswagen Passat (B2)
Volkswagen Passat Lingyu
Volkswagen Passat (B6)
Volkswagen Passat NMS
Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant
Volkswagen Passat (B5)
Volkswagen Passat B3
Volkswagen CC

The Volkswagen Passat (B8) is a Mid-size car manufactured by Volkswagen that is available in a 4-door saloon and 5-door estate body style sold as "Variant."
 It was first introduced at the Volkswagen Design Center Potsdam on 3 July 2014.
 The B8 is the eighth-generation model in the Volkswagen Passat series and the first passenger vehicle of Volkswagen Group to be based on a stretched version of the MQB platform.
 With this generation, Volkswagen intends to move the Passat nameplate upmarket by introducing improved driving quality, better interior materials and newly developed driving assists, placing it against similar European offerings such as the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, as well as its in-house stablemate the Audi A4.
The Volkswagen Passat (B2) is an automobile which was produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen from 1981 to 1988.
 It was the second generation of the Volkswagen Passat.
 The platform was slightly longer than the preceding Passat (B1) and the car's updated styling was instantly recognisable as a Passat, with the most obvious difference being the rectangular headlights.
 As with the previous generation, it was based on the platform of the Audi 80; the corresponding B2 version of which had been already launched in 1978.
 Unlike the previous B1 80/Passat, there were much more pronounced styling differences between the two cars, as well as the Passat having a completely different dashboard and interior compared to its Audi 80 sister.
 In most markets, the equipment levels were renamed from L/LS/GLS to CL/GL/CD.
The Volkswagen Passat Lingyu, is a Chinese mid-sized Volkswagen produced by Shanghai Volkswagen at its plants in Anting and Nanjing.
 It was launched in 2005 and replaced the Volkswagen Passat (B5).
 It is a rebadged model of the Škoda Superb I with more luxurious trim levels.
 In 2009 itself was replaced by the Volkswagen Passat Variant.
The Volkswagen Passat (B6) is an automobile which was produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen from 2005 to 2010 with production of the car continuing in facelifted form as the Volkswagen Passat (B7) from 2010 to 2015.
 The B6 and B7 are the six and seventh models respectively to bear the Volkswagen Passat name.
The 2012 Volkswagen Passat (formerly known as the Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan, or NMS while under development) is a mid-sized sedan which replaces the previous-generation Passat B6 in the North American market.
 The model is also shipped overseas to South Korea.
The Volkswagen Passat (   ) is a large family car produced by the German automaker Volkswagen since 1973, through eight design generations.
 It is positioned between the Volkswagen Golf (Jetta) and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up and its derivatives have been badged variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat.
 The successive generations of the Passat carry the Volkswagen internal designations B1, B2, etc. which originally ran concurrently with those of the Audi 80 and A4 with which the Passat has shared its engineering platform at certain model generations, although this link has now been severed.
The Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant (or Chattanooga Operations LLC) is an automobile assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that began production in April 2011, was formally inaugurated in May 2011, and employs approximately 2,000.
 The plant has a projected annual production of 150,000 cars beginning with a version of the 2012 Volkswagen Passat NMS, tailored to the US market.
 Production of the Volkswagen Atlas will commence in 2017.
The "B5" version of the Volkswagen Passat, based on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, was launched in 1996 in Europe, 1997 in North America, and March 1998 in Australia.
 Its PL45 platform was shared with the first-generation "Typ 8D" Audi A4, which was unveiled 2 years earlier, and saw a return to the Passat sharing its platform with Audi's equivalent model for the first time since the second-generation (B2) Passat, which shared its platform with the second-generation "Typ 81" Audi 80/Audi 90 (the A4 is the successor to the Audi 80 line).
The third-generation Volkswagen Passat, known as Volkswagen Passat B3 or Volkswagen Passat 35i, was introduced in March 1988 in Europe, 1989 in North America, and 1995 in South America; it was not available in Australia.
 Its curvy looks were a contrast from the boxy appearance of its predecessor and owed much to the "jelly mould" style pioneered by Ford with the Sierra and Taurus.
 The lack of a grille, utilizing the bottom breather approach, made the car's front end styling reminiscent of older, rear-engined Volkswagens such as the 411, and also doubled as a modern styling trend.
 The styling was developed from the 1981 aerodynamic (c = 0.25) Auto 2000 concept car.
The Volkswagen CC (originally known as the Volkswagen Passat CC in its first generation) is a four-door sedan version of the Volkswagen Passat with a "stylized sweeping roofline".
 reducing rear headroom and cargo space.