1961
4 DECEMBER 1961 – Production record. Volkswagen – 5,000,000 Vehicle officially presented to the Red Cross. MARCH 1961 – Production record. Plant. Australia – 100,000
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1960
1960 – Export for Norway – Volkswagen – 25,000 60s – Export record. South Africa – 100,000 60s – Export record. Paraguay – 1,000 60s – Export record. USA – 250,000 1960 – 1000th...
1959
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...
1958
1958 – WOLFSBURG. Export record. Australia – 50,000 50s – WOLFSBURG. Export record. Finland – 1,000 30 JUNE 1958 – Export record. Austria – 50,000 50s – Export record. France – 10,000
1957
15 NOVEMBER 1957 – Export record. Netherlands – 100,000 1957 – WOLFSBURG – Export record for USA – Volkswagen – 100,000.
1956
JANUARY 1956 – WOLFBURG – export record – 50,000 Volkswagen for Netherlands. 3 AUGUST 1956 – VORST, BRUSSELS – Volkswagen – 25,000 1956 – WOLFSBURG. Volkswagen – 10,000 for Norway. 1956 – WOLFSBURG Export...
1955
5 AUGUST 1955 – WOLFSBURG. Volkswagen – 1.000,000 (Golden Beetle). 50s – Export record. Dealer Rheinland-Pfalz (FR) – 5,000 50s – Export record. USA – 100,000 1955 – WOLFSBURG – Export record Volkswagen Luxembourg –...
1954
14 APRIL 1954 – VORST, BELGIUM – First off production line – D’Ieteren. JUNE 1954 – CLAYTON, AUSTRALIA – First CKD Beetle