15 MAY 1981 – SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – Production record.Beetle – 19,999,999

20,000,001

15 MAY 1981 – PUEBLA – Production record. Beetle – 20,000,000 (Silver Bug)

The 20,000,001 Beetle was taken on 15 May 1981, later donated to the Red Cross. The 20 millionth was celebrated the same day in Mexico and the 19,999,999th in Brazil. Image courtesy Beetling Magazine.

15 MAY, 1981 – LAGOS, NIGERIA – Production record Beetle 20,000,001

1981 – PUEBLA – Production record to Italy Beetle – 250,000

31 MARCH 1981 – MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Last off production line – Beetle (Brazilian CKD)