Beetlemania

See also: beetlemania

English

Etymology

From Beetle +‎ -mania, jokingly playing on Beatlemania.

Noun

Beetlemania (uncountable)

1. (informal) Enthusiasm for Volkswagen Beetle automobiles.
   • 1998 April 22, Warren Brown, “Area Auto Dealers Overwhelmed by Beetle Demand”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 April 2024:

     The outburst of Beetlemania has created long waiting lists at many of Volkswagen's 600 U.S. dealerships, some of which were ready to give up on the German automaker a few years ago.

   • 2019 July 15, Jude Webber, Alan Hernández Pastén, “Mexican Beetlemania outlives demise of the Love Bug”, in Financial Times‎^[2], London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 March 2022:

     Germany may have been the Beetle's birthplace, and Mexico its adopted home, but Beetlemania was a worldwide craze.

   • 2019 December 6, “(article title)”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[3], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-13:

     Meet the Mexico City family keeping Beetlemania alive