VW wins copyright case over Beetle design

VW has sold over 22 million Beetles since the iconic model first entered mass production following the Second World War.

June 21, 2019 07:57 AM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group won a copyright case brought by the daughter of Erwin Komenda, who helped to style the original VW Beetle.

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