As psychedelic rock blared, Thomas Schäfer hopped onto a Huntington Beach, Calif., stage flanked by surfboards two years ago to announce the rebirth of an automotive icon, the Volkswagen bus. The ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: Our first annual International Volkswagen Bus Day is officially on.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m the founder of the No. 1 automotive site for women. The photo taken by Mark Terrill of AP showing Azul as a lone survivor of ...

You could argue that the seemingly-spared blue VW Bus in that viral Associated Press photo of the charred remains of Pacific Palisades doesn’t really matter. Tens of thousands of Angelinos lost their ...

The Volkswagen Bus was first produced in March 1950. The original VW bus was based on a modified iconic VW Beetle, known as the Plattenwagen, that was used to haul auto parts around the Volkswagen ...

The 1977 T2 Bus became a symbol of hope after the region’s devastating wildfires, and it was enough to inspire a stunning restoration by VW. This VW T2 survived a massive Los Angeles wildfire nearly ...

When Volkswagen revealed the ID.Buzz two years ago, the company sold it as the "rebirth of an icon" — that famous silhouette, the VW Bus and with all its cultural clout, was finally back. Now, though, ...

75 years ago this month the VW bus began production. On March 8, 1950, Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, began producing its second vehicle, the microbus, known officially as the Volkswagen ...