TRANSPORTER ARCHIVE70 YEARS OF THE VAN Believe it or not, the Transporter was first launched to the world at the Commercial Motor Show at Earl’s Court, London, seven decades ago this year, and since then more than 13 million have been sold. That’s right, we were the first nation to witness the debut of what’s become a worldwide phenomenon!
For six generations, globetrotters have travelled the world in it, businesses have relied on it and the coolest people on the planet have made it their vehicle of choice.
Now, 70 years on and the Transporter’s endless popularity continues, from a piffling 786 UK sales in 1954, to 17,521 in 2023.
And given the popularity of the latest T6.1 model, plus the anticipation surrounding the upcoming T7, the Volkswagen Transporter timeline…