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Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...
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1972
2.17.1972
Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T.
1978
1.19.1978
The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003.
2003
7.30.2003
In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.