History of the Volkswagen Beetle

Records broken

history of the volkswagen beetle

On February 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th Beetle would roll of the Volkswagen production line in Wolfsburg, Germany. That shattered the record for vehicles produced, previously held by the Ford Model T, according to Volkswagen.

First published July 16, 2014: 6:37 PM ET

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