 Bumblebee is the name of a prominent character in the Transformers franchise , his name denotes his Black @-@ on @-@ Yellow vehicle paint job , directly referencing the bee @-@ genus because of its black and yellow stripes . Bumblebee is also the name of an automotive Racing stripe that wraps around the grill instead of down the centre of the vehicle ; it can be found mainly on Chevrolet <unk> ( which happens to be the Transformers Autobot 's most popular vehicle mode ) . 
