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OH SHIZ! This is hot! I wasn’t planning on another New Beetle but shiat this new design is incredible.

Now if your reading, I posted my thoughts on the new designs popping up and that a “Ragster” looking design was next up. Well this is it! Not completely as aggressive, but the line cues are there. From the nose intakes to the “chopped” roof line. I’d love to see how the non-beetle VW fans out there take this. Offer with a strong engine option and make it handle. I’d say this is a bit late but well worth the wait. Right now this is on target for next gen as it retains the original New Beetle aesthetic!

VW is on it!

At the end of of 2009 starts the second generation of the new Beetle on basis new gulf VI. the beginning makes the Cabrio, the closed version follows one year later.

By George Kacher it runs and runs and runs. Do you remember? Thus VOLKSWAGENrecruited into the 60ern for the tail engine beetle, from which to 2003 21.5 million pieces were produced. But develops in the meantime alsothe 1998 presented new Beetle to the success car: Recently the einmillionste copy was delivered. Reason of enough, in order to begin in time with the development of the successor. Ex Volkswagen boss Wolfgang Bernhard wanted to carry out a minimum program with the car and to use from cost reasons the old gulf platform. Martin winter grain, the new gentleman in the house, sets against it on current technology. Therefore the next new Beetle is based on the platformgulf of the VI, which does not differ however from the predecessor seriously.

Also with the organization of the product program itself the two Top managers would probably have become hardly united. Originally was remembered to place a complete new Beetle family on the wheels. In the closer choice last an optically daring many purpose combination and a four-door sedan were to, at which at least the beetle taxi drivers in Mexico town center would have had their bright joy. Even a Dune Buggy, a jeep and smallPick UP were in the drawers of the designers. The new crew tilted these variants however likewise like the sport combination on trade wind basis and the Crossoverderived from the AUDI A6. Instead it will give that to new Beetle again only as Zweitürer.

Translated version via http://www.autobild.de

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Very interesting article regarding the plant in Puebla, Mexico. As I reported yesterday, New Beetle renders are popping up and being reported as next -gen 2010 designs. The Motor Trend article seems pretty sure of it’s claims.

Now, regarding the question within Auto Week’s article, there is a hush within Volkswagen about the future, that they are not killing it off in the short term and that a successor is being talked about!

I am looking forward to seeing how this materializes! The drawings look great!

VW’s Mexican operations grow strong, but plans for retro-car uncertain

PUEBLA, Mexico - The CEO of Volkswagen AG’s rapidly expanding Mexican affiliate says the unit will be profitable this year after a break-even 2006.

“There was a $2 billion investment program between 2002 and 2006,” CEO Otto Lindner said in an interview this month. “This year and next year will be profitable.”

The key reasons for the expected black ink: big boosts in production and efficiency.

“Cost levels will be 30 percent lower in 2008 than in 2005,” Lindner said.

With the euro at all-time highs against the dollar, VW will boost production to 400,000 vehicles from 348,000 in 2006 and 301,000 in 2005. The Puebla plant makes Jettas, Boras, Golfs and New Beetles, along with medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

For all of North America, VW reported an operating loss of 607 million euros, or about $806.5 million, in 2006.

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