Editing Volkswagen Beetle (section)

=== Specific markets ===
[[File:1961 VW Fusca (6794866445).jpg|thumb|right|Interior of the 1961 Brazilian-built Fusca|alt=The white cockpit of a 1960s automobile.]]

==== Brazil ====
Official exportation of the Beetle to the Brazilian market began on 23 March 1953, with its parts imported from Germany.{{sfn|Bobbitt|2001|p=161}} For the local market, the Type 1 was officially known "Volkswagen Fusca".{{sfn|Copping|2014|p=61}} In January 1959, Volkswagen shifted assembly to the new São Bernardo do Campo plant, initially maintaining 60{{nbsp}}per{{nbsp}}cent of its German parts. However, by the mid-1960s, the cars had about 99.93{{nbsp}}per{{nbsp}}cent Brazilian-made components.<ref name=Stern136>{{cite magazine| magazine = [[Der Spiegel]] | title = VW-Tochter: Erfolg mit Fusca | trans-title = VW-daughter: Fusca success | language = German | url = http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46414589.html | date = 19 September 1966 | page = 136 | ref = stern | editor-first = Rudolf | editor-last = Augstein | editor-link = Rudolf Augstein | number = 39 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170421065042/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46414589.html | archive-date = 21 April 2017 | url-status = live }}</ref> Production persisted until 1986, after over 3.3{{nbsp}}million examples were produced there,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/11/20/in-brazil-the-beetle-rolls-along-for-now/|title=In Brazil, the Beetle rolls along-for-now|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|mode=cs2|date=20 November 1994|access-date=21 March 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240321031733/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/11/20/in-brazil-the-beetle-rolls-along-for-now/ |archive-date=21 March 2024|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and resumed in 1992, extending until 1996.{{sfn|Patton|2002|p=217}}

==== Mexico ====
{{Main|Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico}}
The production of the Beetle was possible through agreements with companies like Chrysler in Mexico and the [[Studebaker-Packard Corporation]], which assembled cars imported in [[Knock-down kit|complete knock-down]] form.{{sfn|Gunnell|2017|p=127}} The Beetle was introduced to the Mexican market in 1954,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/punch-buggy-why-mexico-is-a-haven-for-car-buffs|title=From 'Herbie the Love Bug' to punch buggy, the Beetle remains iconic in Mexico|magazine=[[National Geographic]]|first=Norie|last=Quintos|date=23 February 2021|access-date=22 March 2024|mode=cs2}}</ref> and began official production ten years later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/world/americas/mexico-beetle-vocholandia.html|title=In This Mexican Neighborhood, Locals Say ¡Viva el Beetle!|first=Zolan|last=Kanno-Youngs|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=26 December 2023|access-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219152629/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/world/americas/mexico-beetle-vocholandia.html|archive-date=19 February 2024|mode=cs2|url-status=live}}</ref> The local market referred to the Beetle as the "Vocho".{{sfn|Gunnell|2017|p=130}} The introduction of a new taxi regulation in Mexico City, requiring only four-door vehicles to be permitted to prevent robberies, influenced Volkswagen's decision to the end of the production of the Beetle in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-22-fg-mexbug22-story.html|title=Mexico's Mania for the Beetle|first=Chris|last=Kraul|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=22 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322081549/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-22-fg-mexbug22-story.html|archive-date=22 March 2024|url-status=live|mode=cs2}}</ref>{{efn|For a complete overview of the discontinuation of the Beetle, see [[#New Beetle and end of production: 1990–2003|§ New Beetle and end of production]]}}

==== Australia ====
Formal introduction of the Volkswagen Beetle to the Australian market took place in 1953, followed by local assembly operations at the [[Clayton, Victoria]] facility in the subsequent year.{{sfn|Glen|2017|p=106}} The establishment of [[Volkswagen Australia|Volkswagen Australia Ltd]] took place in 1957,{{sfn|Copping|2018|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=l3t6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT382 § Volkswagen Australasia Pty Ltd]}}{{sfn|Hayes|2020|p=47}} and by 1960, locally manufactured body panels were integrated for the first time.{{sfn|Glen|2017|p=106}} Despite the introduction of larger windows for the European Type One body in 1965, Volkswagen Australia opted to maintain production of the smaller-windowed bodies with features tailored for Australian models. This decision was influenced by the constraints of the market size and the expenses associated with retooling. By this juncture, Australian content had surged to nearly 95{{nbsp}}per{{nbsp}}cent.<ref name="Richmonds11">{{cite web|url=https://richmonds.com.au/portfolio/1957-volkswagen-beetle-oval-window/|title=1957 Volkswagen Beetle Oval Window|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525220428/https://richmonds.com.au/portfolio/1957-volkswagen-beetle-oval-window/|archive-date=25 May 2022|url-status=live|access-date=22 March 2024|website=Richmonds|mode=cs2}}</ref> The final Australian-assembled Beetle rolled off the production line in July 1976.<ref name="Richmonds11"/>