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 the car. In the model 2002 one of the last limited editions was introduced, the "Volkswagen Beetle Summer". This was characterized by two special colors: A new shade of yellow, and a new shade of blue original from the European Volkswagen Lupo. Its chrome wheel caps contrasted with its monochrome scheme. Like other editions, the Beetle "Summer" had rear and side "Summer" anagrams. In March 2003 the end of the "Vocho" production was announced, due to the gradual and continuous decline in demand for this model, which began with the introduction of the Chevy Pop (Opel Corsa B) in Mexico