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Volkswagen Beetle Production Comes To A Grinding Halt
Volkswagen Beetle Production Comes To A Grinding Halt

10 Jul 2019, 17:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's the end of an era for Volkswagen as the Beetle goes out of production. But looking at the bigger picture, it was about time the Beetle was discontinued

 
Dad Builds Wooden VW Beetle for Daughter, Travels with It from Peru to NYC
Dad Builds Wooden VW Beetle for Daughter, Travels with It from Peru to NYC

24 May 2019, 13:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Carpenter Bienvenido Ortega did his best to fulfill his daughter’s quinceanera wish: get her own car made at the hands of her father

 
Two Vintage Volkswagen Beetle Race in the Mille Miglia to Say Farewell to an Era
Two Vintage Volkswagen Beetle Race in the Mille Miglia to Say Farewell to an Era

15 May 2019, 15:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen enlists two vintage Beetles of the 1950s to take part in this year's Mille Miglia race in Italy as a sort of farewell

 
Watch a 1998 VW Beetle TDI Pull a Gooseneck Trailer With Its Roof
Watch a 1998 VW Beetle TDI Pull a Gooseneck Trailer With Its Roof

23 Apr 2019, 20:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Clips and gifs popped up on Reddit and Facebook last week. We thought you guys might want to watch the full VW Beetle TDI ballet

 
Volkswagen CEO Confirms the Beetle Is Dead
Volkswagen CEO Confirms the Beetle Is Dead

21 Mar 2019, 16:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / That's right; no Beetle for you! Volkswagen doesn't plan to bring the nameplate back anytime soon, nor will the Beetle come back as an EV on the MEB platform

 
Return of the Dune Buggy: Volkswagen Revives Iconic Vehicle of the 1960s
Return of the Dune Buggy: Volkswagen Revives Iconic Vehicle of the 1960s

31 Jan 2019, 10:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen did not reveal the name of the machine, nor any technical details about it, but it did say this is, at least for now, only a concept

 
Volkswagen Restores 1966 Beetle To Perfection
Volkswagen Restores 1966 Beetle To Perfection

10 Dec 2018, 17:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Restoring an original Beetle might not sound like much, but if you want perfection, such a build could take up to a year of hard work

 
Volkswagen Beetle Says Goodbye in Los Angeles with Final Edition Premiere
Volkswagen Beetle Says Goodbye in Los Angeles with Final Edition Premiere

29 Nov 2018, 08:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen Beetle Final Edition is on the floor of the Los Angeles Auto Shos, saying goodbye to the market that appreciated it the most

 
1964 Volkswagen Beetle Driven Only Once Can Be Yours For $1 Million
1964 Volkswagen Beetle Driven Only Once Can Be Yours For $1 Million

11 Oct 2018, 14:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Beetle is a “time capsule” in impeccable condition, has only 22 miles on the odometer because its owner bought it as “backup” and never had to use it

 
2019 Volkswagen Beetle Final Edition Officially Revealed
2019 Volkswagen Beetle Final Edition Officially Revealed

14 Sep 2018, 11:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The time is right for the Beetle to say farewell, with Volkswagen now focused on bringing out the I.D. electric hatchback to the market

 
2019 Volkswagen Beetle Final Edition Confirmed For U.S. Market
2019 Volkswagen Beetle Final Edition Confirmed For U.S. Market

13 Sep 2018, 07:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The end is nigh for the Volkswagen Beetle, which will be pulled off from the U.S. lineup after the 2019 model year due to dwindling sales

 
Volkswagen Beetle Death Officially Confirmed
Volkswagen Beetle Death Officially Confirmed

10 Mar 2018, 08:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It started out as a rumor - "the Beetle is dead." Other stories suggested it might live on as an EV. However, a high-ranking VW official confirmed its demise

 
BMW and Daimler Take Action Against Employees over Monkey Experiment Scandal
BMW and Daimler Take Action Against Employees over Monkey Experiment Scandal

2 Feb 2018, 08:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler and BMW announced disciplinary actions against some of their employees following revelations in the VW emission scandal

 
Volkswagen Denies Involvement in Animal Cruelty in Monkey Experiment
Volkswagen Denies Involvement in Animal Cruelty in Monkey Experiment

29 Jan 2018, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen claims it did not have any role in designing the 2014 animal experiment during which 10 monkeys inhaled diesel exhaust.

 
All-New Beetle Considered As RWD EV By Volkswagen Official
All-New Beetle Considered As RWD EV By Volkswagen Official

10 Nov 2017, 16:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Air-cooled purists might not be into all-electric power, but Volkswagen thinks about underpinning the next-generation Beetle on the MEB platform

 
Almost Stock 1970 Volkswagen Beetle to Run in This Year's Baja 1000 Race
Almost Stock 1970 Volkswagen Beetle to Run in This Year's Baja 1000 Race

7 Nov 2017, 17:14 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The vehicle that started it all makes a fitting return to the Baja desert trace this year through this only slightly modified 1970 Volkswagen Beetle

 
Lowrider VW Beetle by Halt Tows a Wide Trailer With a Wing in Japan
Lowrider VW Beetle by Halt Tows a Wide Trailer With a Wing in Japan

12 Jun 2017, 17:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Instead of putting the wing on the car, they attatched a two-wheeled trailer and addit the wing to that. Genius! Also, very impractical

 
2018 Beetle and Passat to Receive Tiguan's 184 HP 2.0L Turbo
2018 Beetle and Passat to Receive Tiguan's 184 HP 2.0L Turbo

1 Jun 2017, 14:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This 2.0 TSI is a replacement for the 1.8T. It trades some power from its 220 hp cousin and uses the Miller Cycle to run more efficienty on regular gas

 
Volkswagen's Beetle May Get a Replacement, But The Scirocco Is Not So Lucky
Volkswagen's Beetle May Get a Replacement, But The Scirocco Is Not So Lucky

8 May 2017, 08:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Beetle and Scirocco are slow sellers in the Volkswagen range when compared to their siblings. They are also the oldest models in the portfolio at this point

 
VW Designer "Fighting Hard" for All-Electric Beetle
VW Designer "Fighting Hard" for All-Electric Beetle

19 Jan 2017, 14:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Considering VW only sells about 15,000 Beetles per year in the States, it would be better to make it a great EV and nothing else