The Official Name of Volkswagen's New Car Is a Hashtag: #PinkBeetle

Fuchsia model gets flashy debut

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It's not every day that an automaker launches a new, brightly colored car based on social media demand. Or names the model after the hashtag that helped bear it.

The 2017 Special Edition Volkswagen #PinkBeetle (its official name) hits showrooms this fall, and the brand is celebrating with a blatantly magenta ad from agency ISL, running exclusively through marketer-owned channels like Facebook.

A small army of garishly, monochromatically clad performers parades through the streets of Washington, D.C.,

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