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VW Beetle
| Year | Production |
| Until 1953 | 0,5 Mio. |
| Until 1955 | 1 Mio. |
| Until 1957 | 2 Mio. |
| Until 1960 | 4 Mio. |
| Until 1961 | 5 Mio. |
| Until 1972 | 15 Mio. |
Assignment
The VW-Beetle has no longer been built in Germany for nearly 30 years. Previously it had played an important role in the boosting of the German export economy. As can be seen in the production figures, it fulfilled its
assignment brilliantly. The Beetle is responsible for the success of the VW company today, a success which could, by no means, be taken for granted in the postwar turmoil.
Function
Even though the Toyota Corolla was produced in even greater numbers (approx. 30 million), only the name however, remains common to the first model. With the VW Beetle, this was not the case. It was built in
Germany until 1988, approx. 22 million vehicles, with only slight changes in the technology of 1934, e.g., a car body with a drag coefficient (wind resistance) of 0.48 were manufactured.
Maintained were:
-the
rear-mounted engine,
-the air cooling,
-the spherical shape.
Model upgrading (examples)| Alteration |
| 1932 | Design by Ferdinand Porsche |
| 1953 | Rear window without web |
| 1957 | Larger rear window |
| 1960 | Indicator replaced |
| 1965 | 1300 cm³, 30kW (40 HP) at 4000 rpm
89 Nm at 2000 rpm |
| 1967 | Three-point seat belt |
| 1968 | 12-Volt-system |
| 1970 | 1302 S with spring struts, semi-trailing arm axle
and increased luggage compartment |
| 1972 | World master (15 Mill.) |
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