Two Woodstock attendees on their Volkswagen Beetle in 1969. An emblem of the hippie era in America, the car was marketed in the U.S. as adorably uncool.

The once hugely popular design is at serious risk of extinction. But in Mexico, where the last Beetle rolled off the production line at Volkswagen’s flagship factory in Puebla in 2003, the ...

In This Mexican Neighborhood, Locals Say ¡Viva el Beetle! A northern community in Mexico City cannot give up on the famous 1960s hippie-favorite Volkswagen.

The once hugely popular design is at serious risk of extinction. But in Mexico, where the last Beetle rolled off the production line at Volkswagen’s flagship factory in Puebla in 2003, the ...

The Volkswagen Beetle is one of the most iconic cars ever made, but that didn't stop the automaker from bringing it to an end after decades on the market.

But what was the first VW sold in the United States? Indeed, the first Volkswagen to make its way to American shores was the Beetle, officially known as the Type 1.

The van has a lot of legacy to live up to. The VW Type 2, after which it’s styled, was launched in 1949 and became an icon of 20th-century counterculture (Type 1 was the Beetle).

The once hugely popular design is at serious risk of extinction. But in Mexico, where the last Beetle rolled off the production line at Volkswagen’s flagship factory in Puebla in 2003, the ...