Volkswagen to stop production of iconic Beetle in 2019

(Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Thursday it would stop producing its Beetle compact car globally in 2019, ending a model that looked backward to the 1960s counter-culture as the automaker prepares for a leap towards a future of mass-market electric cars. The VW Beetle and the VW minibus became symbols of the small-is-beautiful aesthetic of many in the post-war Baby Boom and the crescent shaped car was revived with the "New Beetle" of the late 1990s, which offered a built-in flower vase. The New Beetle was a hit during its early years, with sales of more than 80,000 cars in the United States in 1999

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