Vw Beetle Discontinued
Market in the late 1990 s in which sales performance went over 80 000 models in 1999.
Vw beetle discontinued. Back in july volkswagen officially discontinued its iconic beetle from production marking the 2nd time in its 74 ish year history the beloved vehicle has been pulled from the assembly line. The volkswagen beetle will be discontinued after the 2018 model year. So while we still get to enjoy a little time with the beetle yet we invite you to shop for yours with us here at donaldsons volkswagen. To give the volkswagen beetle a fitting sendoff the beetle final edition offers drivers the opportunity to experience the rich history of this beloved model.
But is the 3rd most popular passenger car in history really gone for good. The 2019 vw. Vw says that it will be focusing on family oriented vehicles going forward and the beetle does not meet that goal. The company sold roughly 15 000 beetles in the us in 2017 but at the.
The new beetle design which was inspired by the vw s golf penetrated the u s. We are sad too. The beetle originated in nazi germany back in the 30s. Volkswagen was also thought to reinvent the beetle contemplating a possible model revamp and options for electric models in recent years before deciding to give up on.
The beetle is one of the most famous vehicles of all time and it has had an awesome run. Why volkswagen discontinued the beetle its most famous car published wed sep 4 2019 9 40 am edt updated wed sep 4 2019 12 51 pm edt robert ferris in robert ferris a482061 robertoferris. Volkswagen today announced that production of the current third generation beetle will end in july 2019 with a special final edition trim shown above serving as the model s send off. The volkswagen beetle officially the volkswagen type 1 informally in german the käfer meaning beetle in parts of the english speaking world the bug and known by many other nicknames in other languages is a two door rear engine economy car intended for five occupants later beetles were restricted to four people in some countries that was manufactured and marketed by german.
If history tells us anything no friggin way. The 2019 model year will be the end of the iconic volkswagen beetle.