Houston Chronicle by DAVID McHUGH 7/9/2019
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It's the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning eight decades since 1938.
It has been: a part of Germany's darkest hours as a never-realized Nazi prestige project. A symbol of Germany's postwar economic renaissance and rising middle-class prosperity. An example of globalization, sold and recognized all over the world. An emblem of the 1960s counterculture in the United States. Above all, the car remains a landmark in design, as recognizable as the Coca-Cola bottle.
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In this April 21, 2017, file photo a collection of VW beetles car toys seen on Volkswagen Beetle
displayed during the annual gathering of the "Beetle Club" in Yakum, central Israel. Volkswagen
is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model in July 2019 at its plant in
Puebla, Mexico, the end of the road for a vehicle...
