Ethiopia’s Beetle mania: how an entire country fell in love with Volkswagen’s quirky classic
A Beetle parked in a residential street in Addis Ababa. ‘Ethiopians love Volkswagens because they grew up with them’
2024-08-31 825词 中等
The Beetle was pioneered in 1930s Germany, the product of Adolf Hitler’s desire for a cheap and reliable vehicle for the masses. In the decades after the second world war, millions were shipped abroad, and the car became an unlikely symbol of hippy counterculture. It held the record for most vehicles sold until about 2000 when it was overtaken by the Toyota Corolla.
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