Keys being turned over to The Smithsonian representatives Charles H White and Don H Berkebile by Tony Weaver of VWoA.

15 FEBRUARY 1972 – WOLFSBURG – Production record. Beetle – 15,000,000. Car donated to the Smithsonian.

17 FEBRUARY 1972 – WOLFSBURG – Production record. Beetle – 15,007,034 (Weltmeister).

The Beetle beats the world production record of the Ford Model-T.

Courtesy MIAU.

9 MARCH 1972 – Production record. Plant – Volkswagen Brazil – 1,000,000 Fusca

Douglas B Miller Managing Director of VW GB at Wolfsburg November 1972.

NOVEMBER 1972 – WOLFSBURG. Export record. Great Britain – 300,000. (GT Beetle)

1972 – WOLFSBURG – Export record for Norway – Volkswagen – 200,000

1972 – Sales record. Aveg Linz – 50,000.

70s – Export record. Ireland – 2000 per year.