Australia 1953
The first official imports of Volkswagens were made by the Melbourne firm, Regent Motors, in October, 1953. 31 cars were known to have been imported by the end of the year. By June 1954, the same company began to assemble Volkswagens from CKD kits. 1954 production totalled 1385 cars, and an additional 360 Beetles and 300 Transporters were imported.
The legendary Volkswagen Kombi has been around in Australia for over 50 years.
Volkswagen sold 299 Kombis in their first year in Australia.