List of names for the Volkswagen Type 1

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Having been exported to many countries, the VW Beetle has gained an arguably unequaled reputation. Dulmen, Kirchspiel, VW 1303 -- 2017 -- 2279.jpg
Having been exported to many countries, the VW Beetle has gained an arguably unequaled reputation.

The Volkswagen Type 1 automobile, also known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Bug, [3] is known colloquially by various names in different countries, usually local renderings of the word "beetle". [4] [5] Among these are:

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