The Type II Microbus by Volkswagen first came onto the European market in 1967, and by 1979 it had been phased out. It was kept in production in Argentina until 1986, while in Mexico it went out of production in 1996. However, it is still in production in Brazil, and so it has been since 1976 - there, it is called the Kombi.
However, Volkswagen have announced that it will finally go out of production at the end of next year, according to Car and Driver. VW fears that it may end up being considered ‘the brand with the old cars’. No information on what model will be replacing it, but we say that if it does get replaced, it will be by a revamped old model - probably a front-engined one, though.
While VW officials may have been scared by the negative image impact the production of old cars may have, the fact that this, and the Beetle, as well as other older cars remained in production for so many decades proves that they have been making durable and good cars for a while now, and while they may not be as capable or technologically advanced as new cars, they were an interesting addition to their global range of cars.
While VW officials may have been scared by the negative image impact the production of old cars may have, the fact that this, and the Beetle, as well as other older cars remained in production for so many decades proves that they have been making durable and good cars for a while now, and while they may not be as capable or technologically advanced as new cars, they were an interesting addition to their global range of cars.