Platinum anniversary for Volkswagen Transporter

The Volkswagen Transporter has celebrated its 70th birthday, marking the platinum anniversary of its public debut in the UK. The Transporter – also known as Bulli, Kombi, VW bus or microbus – was first launched to the world at the Commercial Motor Show at Earl’s Court, London in 1954 and since then more than 13 million have been sold.

For six generations, globetrotters have travelled the world in it, businesses have relied on it and families have driven it every single day.

Now 70 years on and the Transporter’s enduring popularity continues, from 786 UK sales in 1954, to 17,521 in 2023.

The future is bright for the icon, with the latest iteration, T6.1, launched in 2019, showcasing a new dashboard, greater connectivity and a facelift with updated headlights and grille.

The new Transporter will be unveiled at the IAA in Munich later this year, and available to the market in early 2025.

The newest iteration of this iconic vehicle will have a significantly longer and wider load compartment, with a digital cockpit landscape as standard to meet all the requirements of today’s working world in the commercial vehicle.

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