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    The Last VW Beetle Rolls Off The Assembly Line In Mexico This Week

    An emblem of the hippie era in America, the car was marketed in the U.S. as adorably uncool. Volkswagen sold the bug with cheeky slogans like "It's ugly, but it gets you there."
    by Laurel Wamsley Jul 09, 2019 2 minutes
    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.

    It's the end of an era — an era that has stretched on for a very long time, albeit with slightly different silhouettes.

    The last Volkswagen Beetle, a third-generation Denim Blue coupe, will be produced in Puebla, Mexico, on Wednesday.

    "It's impossible to imagine where Volkswagen would be without

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