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Googled air cooled VW production:

Worldwide Post-War Production Figures for the Beetle during German dominated period (through 1980)

1945-- 1,785
1946-- 10,020
1947-- 8,987
1948-- 19,244
1949-- 46,146
1950-- 81,979
1951-- 93,709
1952-- 114,348
1953-- 151,323
1954-- 202,174
1955-- 279,986
1956-- 333,190
1957-- 380,561
1958-- 451,526
1959-- 575,407
1960-- 739,443
1961-- 827,850
1962-- 876,255
1963-- 838,488
1964-- 948,370
1965-- 1,090,863
1966-- 1,080,165
1967-- 925,787
1968-- 1,136,134
1969-- 1,219,314
1970-- 1,196,099
1971-- 1,291,612
1972-- 1,220,686
1973-- 1,206,018
1974-- 791,053
1975-- 441,116
1976-- 383,277
1977-- 258,634
1978-- 271,673
1979-- 253,340
1980-- 236,177

Worldwide Production Figures for Beetle after Production Halted in Germany

1981-- 157,505
1982-- 138,091
1983-- 119,745
1984-- 118,138
1985-- 86,189
1986-- 46,633
1987-- 17,166
1988-- 19,008
1989-- 32,421
1990-- 84,716
1991-- 85,681
1992-- 86,613
1993-- 104,710
1994-- 95,600
1995-- 33,361
1996-- 39,722
1997-- 35,678
1998-- 36,498