The Beetle might not spring to mind when you think of a driver-focused, enthusiast-built hot hatch, yet this particular example stands apart from any other in the U.S. What began as a humble compact ...

Volkswagen’s 70-year U.S. journey — from quirky Beetles to electric icons like the ID. Buzz. The people’s car is humming louder than ever. Volkswagen Beetle reshaped U.S. car culture with small, ...

Traugott Grundmann’s VW Beetle is one of the first prototypes of a VW Beetle. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Only the chassis was left over from one of the first prototypes of the iconic VW Beetle car.

Produced for over six decades and in more than 20 million units, the original Volkswagen Beetle is one of the most iconic vehicles in the world. And while there's no shortage of restored examples on ...

Not to be confused with a split-window Volkswagen Bus, the split-window VW Beetle is a rare iteration of the beloved "people's car." This is the earliest style of the Volkswagen Beetle, produced ...

President Trump on Thursday announced a new nominee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to fill the seat of a previous Democratic commissioner who stepped down at the White House’s ...

Volkswagen AG sold fewer of its most profitable cars in the second quarter as US tariffs cut into deliveries of premium European brands. Sales of Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley vehicles ...

The original VW Beetle holds a place in automotive history that’s hard to top, with over 21.5 million units rolling off production lines between 1938 and 2003. That staggering figure means there’s no ...

Jeanette Ralston’s killer eluded justice for 47 years — until forensic science caught up. Bethany Brown is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She joined the Crime team in 2025. Her work has previously appeared ...

The Volkswagen brand (pronounced Folks-vah-gen) that we know today is 88 years old. In May 28, 1937, the German government, under the National Socialist (Nazi) Party formed a new automobile company by ...

Xolo Mariduena is finally returning as Blue Beetle in a dedicated animated series. The Cobra Kai star recently stated that he hopes to reprise his role in James Gunn’s revamped DCU sometime in 2026.

Although off to a controversial beginning that we are sure you are aware of, the Volkswagen Beetle quickly became a motoring icon and one of the most recognized vehicles in automotive history. The ...