Volkswagen Bus

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Volkswagen Bus or Volkswagen Van is a type of vehicle produced by Volkswagen/Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

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There have been a number of notable versions of it produced.

Volkswagen Bus light commercial vehicles

Six generations of Volkswagen Transporter (aka Microbus) vans:

Heavy commercial vehicles

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