Volkswagen to stop making classic Beetle in 2019
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Volkswagen announced it will stop making the bug-shaped vehicle at its Mexico plant in July 2019 after releasing two special editions. Despite its foundation in Nazi Germany, the Beetle went on to be one of the biggest selling foreign-made cars in the US during the 1960s, proving popular with hippies. The firm’s US chief executive Hinrich Woebcken said in a statement: “The loss of the Beetle after three generations, over nearly seven decades, will evoke a host of emotions from the Beetle’s many devoted fans.” Volkswagen has no plans to revive the much-celebrated car again, but did not rule it out as a possibility.
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