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Production chronology1961–1973
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VolkswagenType 3
Production1961–1973
Recorded originGermany
ClassCompact car
Also known asVolkswagen 1500 · Volkswagen 1600 · VW 1500 · VW 1600
Built2,542,382 units
Background
The Volkswagen Type 3 is a compact car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1961 to 1973. Introduced at the 1961 Frankfurt International Motor Show, the IAA, the Type 3 was marketed as the Volkswagen 1500 and later as the Volkswagen 1600, in two-door notchback, fastback, and station wagon body styles, the latter marketed as the Squareback in the United States.
Text adapted from “Volkswagen Type 3” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1962–1972
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗11 years