Beetlemania en · NOUN
Etymology
From Beetle + -mania, jokingly playing on Beatlemania.
Meanings
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(informal, uncountable) Enthusiasm for Volkswagen Beetle automobiles.
Meet the Mexico City family keeping Beetlemania alive
2019 December 6, “(article title)”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2024:Germany may have been the Beetle's birthplace, and Mexico its adopted home, but Beetlemania was a worldwide craze.
2019 July 15, Jude Webber, Alan Hernández Pastén, “Mexican Beetlemania outlives demise of the Love Bug”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2022: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.
1998 April 22, Warren Brown, “Area Auto Dealers Overwhelmed by Beetle Demand”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2024: