What does 1M or 1P mean exactly?

[nog]

Excuse my naivety, but what's it all about?

 

[rich RS]

1M = MK1 Leon 2000 - 2005
1P = MK2 Leon 2005 -

 

[Fl@pper]

part of the chassis number that helps distinguish which model is which

 

[nog]

Thanks chaps, I thought it must be to differentiate between Mk1 and Mk2 but I was confused by the title of the forum "Mk2 Leon FAQ's (1P) 2007-" as this seems to imply that my 2006 Mk2 isn't a 1P