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END OF LINE TO THE LEGEND VW BEETLE
It is clear that the emissions scandal has affected Volkswagen considerably. And it is no longer the economic part, once managed to regain the first place as a world manufacturer, until then in the hands of Toyota, after having overcome the so-called Dieselgate. Now, a new change of direction has put in check many models of the VW group, being the Volkswagen Beetle the last to put an end in its production.The original vehicle, launched in 1938 under the name Volkswagen Type 1, was the first major success of the German brand, which arrived as the 'car of the people' in a Germany where Nazism reached its peak. Its success was such that it was being marketed until the year 2003 in some Latin American countries, obtaining a total of more than 21 million units produced.However, although its production was active in Latin America, in other markets had not been commercially for some time, so the German brand decided to develop a new generation that was named Volkswagen New Beetle. His neoclassical design was inspired by the original Type 1 and was unveiled at the 1998 Detroit Motor Show after four years of development and several concept cars unveiled at other major halls such as Geneva and Tokyo.In April 2011 the new generation of the reinvented Fusca was revealed, but in this case it lost the denomination 'New' happening to be called again of Volkswagen Beetle. On that occasion it was developed being based on the sixth generation of Volkswagen Golf, remaining available in both the cabriolet and coupe body, with petrol engines TSI between 105 and 220 hp, as well as diesel versions between 105 and 150 hp.
On the occasion of the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, which is being celebrated these days, the company's head of Research and Development Frank Welsch confirmed that the Beetle will not have a short-term replacement: "Two or three generations are enough for now . We can not manufacture it five times and have a New New Beetle. "Before leaving this news, there were rumors that the Beetle would be reinvented as a completely electric vehicle, designed and built on the MEB platform of the brand. However, Volkswagen will not be without such a representative model in its line-up, since the production version of the Volkswagen I.D. Buzz will be a replacement for the Beetle, becoming the company's new retro-inspired vehicle."People ask when I.I. Buzz, so we decided to go that route. Better than having five generations of a New Beetle, "added Welsch. Although for the time being I did not say when exactly the production of the emblematic Beetle will cease, everything indicates that it may be during this year of 2018, as already happened last year with the Volkswagen Scirocco, which also ended its production recently.

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