The Love Bug all the future scenes when Jim is braking. The second instance is on the ignition key, when Jim tries to shut down the braking Herbie. The later sequels produced, however, do promote the Volkswagen name (as sales of the Beetle were down when the sequels were produced). The VW "Wolfsburg" castle emblem on the steering wheel hub is also seen throughout the car's interior shots. Within the script, the car was only ever referred to as "Herbie", "the small car" or "the Bug"—the latter, although a common nickname for the Beetle, was not trademarked by Volkswagen at the time of
Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico and clothes inside were unchanged from the 1995 model year. The second phase of the 1996 model year was characterized by the complete dropping of all moldings of the "Vocho". Now there were two different versions available: Derived from the "Sedán Clásico" went on sale in mid-1996, the Limited Edition "Volkswagen Beetle Harlekin", inspired in the Golf Harlekin (sold in North American markets) and Polo Harlekin (sold in European markets). This Beetle was characterized by having different colors in the different body parts, as four different colors: Marine Blue, Green, Yellow and Red. In 1999, the same way then 1996,