Fogler's Archive for “February 2007f 2007”

Volkswagen All Star Weekend

(This information taken from the Volkswagen website)
Volkswagen million dollar sweepstakes, personal paparazzi, big ticket giveaways, celebrity sightings and more throughout “In it to Win it” weekend
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that it’s taking its Volkswagen Important People (VW i.p.) initiative a step further by creating a complete “VW i.p. Experience” [...]

1974: From Beetle to Rabbit

According to Wikipedia, 1974 was the transition year between the Beetle and the new Rabbit:
Volkswagen was in serious trouble by the end of the 1960s. The Type 3 and Type 4 models had been comparative flops, and the NSU-based K70 also failed to woo buyers. The company knew that Beetle production had to end one [...]