Volkswagen Beetle pt1

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This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. For the automobile introduced in 1997, see Volkswagen New Beetle.
Volkswagen Type 1
Manufacturer Volkswagen
Also called Volkswagen Beetle,
also see list of international names & nicknames for the Type 1
Production 1938–2003
21,529,464 built
(of which 15,444,858 in Germany, incl. 330,251 Cabriolets,[1]
and ≈ 3.350.000 in Brazil)
Assembly São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Wolfsburg, Germany
Hanover, Germany
Emden, Germany
Ingolstadt, Germany
Osnabrück, Germany
Lagos, Nigeria
Uitenhage, South Africa
Brussels, Belgium
Jakarta, Indonesia,
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Manila, Philippines
Melbourne, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
Successor Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen Jetta (Sedan)
Volkswagen New Beetle
Class Subcompact
Economy car
Body style(s)
2-door sedan
2-door convertible
Layout rear engine,
rear-wheel drive
Engine(s) 1.1 L H4
1.2 L H4
1.3 L H4
1.5 L H4
1.6 L H4
Transmission(s) 4-speed manual transaxle,
3-speed clutchless manual ("Autostick")
The Volkswagen Type 1 is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. The car was originally known as Käfer, the German word for "beetle," from which the popular English nickname originates. It was not until August 1967 that the Volkswagen corporation itself began using the name Beetle in marketing materials in the US.

In Britain, VW never used the name Beetle officially. It had only been known as either the "Type I" or as the 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, or 1600 which had been the names under which the vehicle was marketed in Europe; the numbers denoted the vehicle's approximate engine size in cubic centimetres. In 1998, many years after the original model had been dropped from the lineup in most of the world (production continued in Mexico until 2003), VW introduced the "New Beetle" (built on a Volkswagen Golf Mk4 platform) which bore a cosmetic resemblance to the original.

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