It was the 150 millionth vehicle to be built by VW since it was founded over 80 years ago.
The first car, built on December 27 1945, was named the Type 1 Kafer. From there what became known as the Beetle underpinned the image and the profitability of Volkswagen until the Golf came along.
Of the 150 million vehicles, 21.5m of the original Beetle were built, the Golf has notched up more than 34m, and the Passat more than 20m.
