A display in Amsterdam by Volkswagen importer Pon’s Automobielhandel states that cars 100,001 and 100,002 are donated to the Anne Frank Foundation.
FEBRUARY 1959 – NETHERLANDS. Import record – Volkswagen – 100,000
25 AUGUST 1959 – WOLFSBURG. Production record – Volkswagen – 3,000,000
1959 – MANILA, PHILIPPINES – First off the production line – Beetle.
1959 – Production record for Canada Volkswagen – 100,000