vw.comWhen the current Volkswagen Beetle runs its course, the German automaker says, the celebrated iconic car will be phased out…again. VW's head of research and development Frank Welsch, told Autocar at the Geneva Motor Show this week that "two or three generations is enough now." The executive said that the company’s new T-Roc Convertible will eventually replace the Beetle, Golf and Eos cabriolet models in 2020. Still, there is no vehicle in the history of Volkswagen to have the global impact that the Beetle has had in product design, engineering, marketing and pop culture. Indeed, at the close of the 20th century, the Beetle was often cited in the Top Three “Most Influential” vehicles of the era.

Source: Forbes March 07, 2018 21:00 UTC