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april 01, 2019 - Volkswagen
Volkswagen celebrates 45 years of Golf
On March 29, 1974, #volkswagen started production of the iconic Golf
Since 1974, a new #golf has been ordered every 41 seconds
With 35 million units sold worldwide, #golf is the best-selling Volkswagen
Production of the #golf I started at the Wolfsburg plant – the #golf is now produced at five plants in Germany, Brazil, China and Mexico, and is exported to 155 countries
First sold in the U.S. in December 1974
Herndon, VA (March, 29, 2019) — On March 29, 1974, the #volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg officially started production of the #golf. Back then, no one had any idea that the successor to the legendary Beetle would end up selling more than 35 million units through seven generations. That means that a new #golf has been ordered somewhere in the world every 41 seconds, every day, without interruption, since the start of production 45 years ago. That is an average of around 780,000 vehicles per year.
In the U.S., more than 2.4 million #golf family models have been sold since 1974. The #golf has earned a spot on Car and Driver's 10Best list for the last 13 years in a row, and the current-generation Mk 7 #golf was named North American Car of the Year when it debuted for the 2015 model year.
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