The Volkswagen Beetle--officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally in German the Kafer (literally ''beetle''), in parts of the English-speaking world the Bug, and known by many other nicknames in other languages--is a two-door, rear-engine economy car, intended for five passengers, that was manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003.

Is it true that is there a difference between vw bug and beetle?
no