The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off an assembly line into eternity in Puebla, Mexico this week.
There was no shortage of angst on the factory floor and Twitter farewells on July 11 as admirers turned out to see the Beetle off. “While its time has come, the role it has played in the evolution of our brand will be forever cherished.” said Scott Keogh, president and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, calling the car a “round peg” in the square hole of the automotive industry. “It's impossible to imagine where Volkswagen would be without the Beetle.”
Now that it's in the great junkyard in the sky, it's time to pay respects to the Beetle's legacy.
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