Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I offer thoughtful coverage of the auto industry. Volkswagen has big plans for the Beetle. Next February, a new version called the ...

1972 was an exceptional year for Volkswagen. For starters, the 15,007,033 unit of the Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany, ending America’s Ford Model T, aka ‘Tin Lizzy’ long ...

Embattled Volkswagen isn't letting the massive investigations into it and employees over the Dieselgate saga keep it from rolling out new models and special editions. The latest special edition is the ...

Their nickname stemmed from the unhealthy way some owners maintained them, but the "swamp coolers" Volkswagen owners used did ...

Believe it or not, but the Volkswagen Beetle has achieved more Baja 1000 victories than any other vehicle in the grueling desert race's history. That's extremely impressive for a little rear-engined ...

Volkswagen will be bringing the Beetle Dune, which it first unveiled at the 2014 North American International Auto Show, into production. Inspired by classic Baja Bugs, the Dune, which was shown off ...

After a lot of teasing, Volkswagen has finally rolled the Beetle Dune into showrooms. We spent a week with one the vehicles that harkens back to the Baja Bugs of the 1960s and 1970s, and although this ...

If you’ve ever wanted a crossover based on a retrospectively-styled, Golf-based hatchback, then Volkswagen has created just the car for you with its new Beetle Dune. It is, in essence, a Volkswagen ...

MALIBU, Calif. — When it comes to its iconic Beetle, Volkswagen is finding new ways to tap into feel-good nostalgia of its heyday when humble bug was cheap transportation for Boomers. VW created a ...

Volkswagen is known for dominating Red Bull Global Rallycross, with the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Team’s highly modified Beetles winning both the driver and manufacturer championships for the ...