The Volkswagen Beetle has a unique and colorful history, with principal characters that include the Nazi dictator who personified evil, the legendary designer of Germany’s most celebrated race cars ...

WEBVTT 4 TIMELINE...ON THIS JULY 21ST. ON THIS DATE IN 2003... IT WAS THE END OF AN ERA FOR A POPULAR CAR. THE WORLD'S LAST NEW VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE ROLLED OFF AN ASSEMBLY LINE AT A PLANT IN MEXICO.

“Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle” (Ballantine Books), by Andrea Hiott: The Volkswagen Beetle has a unique and colorful history, with principal characters that include ...

A new book, “The People’s Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle,” tells the story of the car and the advertising that made it an icon. It’s hard to think of any small car–or, indeed, any ...

This week, the last VW Beetle will roll off the production line at the Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico. Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its iconic Beetle model, marking the ...

I just saw a remarkable bit of Volkswagen Beetle history happen tonight: a Beetle sold for the highest price ever recorded, an absolutely staggering $300,000. This beats the previous record of ...

In the early 1950s, the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg became a hub of innovation and productivity, shaping the future of ...

The Volkswagen Beetle is one of the enduring and iconic products of the past century, but it has meant different things to different people in different places and times. In telling its story, Rieger ...

There's never been a car quite like the Volkswagen Beetle. It's the most mass-produced car sold before the Toyota Corolla, with over 21 million made over its 65-year lifespan (even with a pause in ...

One thing you find out fast while driving a vintage Volkswagen Beetle is that everyone over a certain age has a Volkswagen Beetle story. I had the nicely restored 1964 Beetle you see here—property of ...

"Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle" (Ballantine Books), by Andrea Hiott: The Volkswagen Beetle has a unique and colorful history, with principal characters that include ...