Volkswagen Transporter
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| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles |
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| Production | November 1949 – present |
| Assembly | Germany: Hanover |
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| Class | Light commercial vehicle/Large MPV (Multivan/Caravelle) (M) |
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The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its seventh generation, refers to a series of vans produced for over 70 years and marketed worldwide.
The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group automotive platform. and generations are sequentially named T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7. Pre-dating the T platform designations, the first three generations were named Type 2, indicating their relative position to the Type 1, or Beetle. As part of the T platform, the first three generations are retroactively named T1, T2 and T3.
The Transporter is the best-selling van in history with over 12 million units sold worldwide, and it comprises a gamut of variants including vans, minivans / minibuses, campervans, and chassis cab and pickup trucks. Competitors include the Ford Transit, Toyota HiAce and Mercedes-Benz Vito.