Advertisement

Last of the Old Beetles

The Popocatepetl volcano looms in the background as some of the final Volkwagen Beetles are stored outside the factory in Puebla, Mexico.

The Popocatepetl volcano looms in the background as some of the final Volkwagen Beetles are stored outside the factory in Puebla, Mexico.  (Jose Luis Magana / AP)

Share

Decades after leaving other markets, the last Volkswagen Beetle will be made this summer in Puebla, Mexico.

Beetle Fan

Dentist Geraldo Velasco attends a meeting of the VW Beetle owners club in Mexico City. “I feel so much tendernes for this car and for what it has given me,” he says. “The end of production is the end of something I love.”  (Chris Vail / For The Times)

Assembly line.

The assembly line at the Puebla Volkwagen Beetle plant. The plant started making the cars for the Mexican market in 1967. Next month, the plant will focus on models such as the New Beetle, Jetta and Cabriolet convertible.  (Jose Luis Magana / AP)

Advertisement