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Examine it! Sixty years of VW Commercial Vehicles
Six decades after its market debut, VW's van is still hugely popular. By 1967, 1.8 million first-generation VW buses had been produced in Germany. The first VW vans were built in Wolfsburg.Then in 1956, production was moved to Hanover, where the VW vans are still manufactured to this day. Meanwhile, the bus's 6th generation is rolling off the assembly line. For the VW bus's sixtieth anniversary, Drive It! visits the VW production site.
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By DW.COM | Deutsche WelleSix decades after its market debut, VW's van is still hugely popular. By 1967, 1.8 million first-generation VW buses had been produced in Germany. The first VW vans were built in Wolfsburg.Then in 1956, production was moved to Hanover, where the VW vans are still manufactured to this day. Meanwhile, the bus's 6th generation is rolling off the assembly line. For the VW bus's sixtieth anniversary, Drive It! visits the VW production site.