cenews – May 8, 2024. The hippies in California were the first to recognize the versatile characteristics of the "VW Microbus" sung about by Arlo Guthrie. For them, the VW bus was more than just a simple transporter, but rather a vehicle for travel and leisure, transporting the mostly young contemporaries to festivals, to the beach with a surfboard on the roof or simply on a trip to unknown latitudes. This eventually developed into the California. Since then, more than 280,000 camper vans with this name have left the factory in Hanover. Now the latest generation of the recreational vehicle is coming onto the market.