History of Volkswagen since 1949 to 1993

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Next, after 1949, Volkswagen production kept growing. The following year 1950 VW makes cars for transportation so that utilities in the VW transporter was made. VW was quite successful due to be exported to neighboring countries such as Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Sweeden, and Denmark. In the same year VW also produce a type of beetle that is marketed to the South African region. 

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In a few years later in 1952 a VW dealer in the UK was opened by displaying VW convertible type. Seeing the market potential is good enough, then the car is also exported to the United States even though the demand is very little the first year. Then in 1951 VW beetle makes the deluxe version which comes with a synchromesh transmission, with interior and exterior chrome. At the same time the standard "frog" began to be produced although the new menyedikan gray. Volkswagen Beetle is that later became very popular in no more than five years since its production. 


Since 1950, Volkswagen expand into several countries including Britain, South Africa, Brazil and South America. Then in 1960, also built in Australia, but not as successful as other States. VW production that became very popular among the types of Beetles. Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolets is the production of which is the result of a joint venture with the company Karmann and Ghia. In 1955 production of the joint venture is also known by the name of the VW Karmann Ghia models. 

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In the 1960s VW mendapai success in America is driven by a successful advertising campaign through the Disney movie, Herbie and so on. In Herbie movies portrayed the Beetle as a "love bug". The popularity of the VW Beetle up to support the production of as many as one million per year. Then VW reach its production peak in 1969. The following year 1971, Volkswagen produced a new type with the name of the Super Beetle. Production of this type continued until 1972 to 1974, the years 1972-1974 Super Beetle generation seemingly difference in the wrap around glass which made curved. 


VW stopped production of the Beetle sedan since 1977, and for the cabriolet stopped production in 1979. Despite discontinue, but the Beetle is still growing in South America and Meksiko.Para fans could last until 1993 and became a very popular car in Mexico. 
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