It smells like the end for the Volkswagen Beetle

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Germain Goyer

Thursday, march 8, 2018 18:15

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After the current generation of the Beetle, Volkswagen does not intend to renew the model.

The media british Coach spoke with Frank Welsch, manager of research and development at Volkswagen, and that’s what he confirmed when asked about the future of the Ladybug. He specified that there were limits to produce a new new new Beetle”.

He also said that the eventual I. D. Buzz was going to fulfill the mandate of the vehicle to nostalgic flavor. Remember, it is intended that the latter is entirely electric, and that its autonomy rises up to 434 miles. Its two electric motors that develop a combined power of 369 horsepower.

Volkswagen Beetle 2017

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Even if it is attached to that car to boil the sympathetic, it should be obvious that the German manufacturer doesn’t sell the shovel. While in Canada, it is sold between 2000 and 3000 units since 2012, sales have fallen by half in the United States, from 30 000 to 15 000.

Note that the very first Beetle was launched in 1938. In 1998, Volkswagen has made a nod to his past in marketing the New Beetle. In 2011, the German manufacturer has launched a new generation of the model and simply named it “Beetle”.

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Volkswagen Beetle 2017

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