1973 – Production record. Plant  Brazil – Fusca – 1,500,000.

24 OCTOBER 1973 – EMDEN – Production record Beetle, – 2,000,000

7 JUNE1973 – BRUSSELS – Production record. Plant – 1,000,000.

Michael O’Flaherty (right) leading an Irish management group that includes Dermod Ryan (left), Michael O’Keeffe (3rd left) and Donal Fingleton (4th left) with the 75,000 Beetle for Ireland.

18 JULY 1973 – WOLFSBURG – Export record. Ireland – 75,000 

10 NOVEMBER 1973 – VOGOSCA, YUGOSLAVIA – First off (TAS) production line – Beetle.

14 NOVEMBER 1973 – WOLFSBURG – Export record. Netherlands – 75,000