75 years ago this month the VW bus began production. On March 8, 1950, Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, began producing its second vehicle, the microbus, known officially as the Volkswagen ...

Although the existence of the Volkswagen Beetle dates back to the early 1930s, it wasn’t until 1949 that the first of what would turn out to be millions would find its way to the US. Sixty-five years ...

In 1949, the Volkswagen Beetle finally made it to America — and in August 1955, Volkswagen produced its one-millionth Bug. In 1972, it became the world's most-produced car ever. When all was said and ...

Volkswagen has introduced three special edition Beetle Convertible models to celebrate the droptop’s launch. The vehicles are designed to evoke three distinct decades in American cultural history: the ...

The original VW Beetle holds a place in automotive history that’s hard to top, with over 21.5 million units rolling off production lines between 1938 and 2003. That staggering figure means there’s no ...