The Love Bug MG and a pearl white Volkswagen Beetle. The Volkswagen Beetle was chosen as it was the only one that elicited the crew to reach out and pet it. The Volkswagen brand name, logo or shield does not feature anywhere in the film, as the automaker did not permit Disney to use the name. The only logos can be briefly seen in at least two places, however. The first instance is on the brake pedals during the first scene where Herbie takes control with Jim inside (on the freeway when Herbie runs into Thorndyke's Rolls Royce), and it is shown in
Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico decree that required the company to cut the retail price and tax reduction, the Mexican Beetle was relaunched as the "Volkswagen Sedan". This new model lost its wheel caps, the body vents it had sported since 1978, and the fittings were of lower quality. 1990 saw the production of the two millionth Mexican Volkswagen, which was also the one millionth Mexican Beetle. In the 1991 model year, by governmental disposition, the Volkswagen Beetle featured from now on a catalytic converter; however, it kept its carburetor, its electrical system with a generator and the old ignition system. These changes did not