| The following
historical data of the modern Volkswagen Beetle (aka The
Bug), manufactured by Volkswagen in Mexico, was retrieved
from many sources.
This is only a brief overview of certain important events
in the history of the VW Beetle. The "New" Volkswagen Beetle
was released for public sale in 1998.
The Volkswagen Beetle actually has many, many years of
history dating back from 1938. Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand
Porsche came up with the idea for a "People's Car" and it
could not reach production until it was backed by the Third
Reich.
The "New" Beetle, however, has none of the controversy
as did the old style and is quite popular in the USA. In
1994 the VW Beetle concept was shown at the North American
International Auto Show with so much enthusiasm that Volkswagen
decided to put it into production in 1998.
In 2000, the VW Beetle was available as a convertible.
2001 saw the RSI Model introduced.
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