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Sep 2018
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VW retires the Beetle, revives the Bus |...

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The Volkswagen Beetle is one of the most recognizable cars on the road, but the Germany carmaker plans to retire the model for good, citing declining sales. But fans of classic cars can be happy about one other piece of news: VW is bringing back the Bus. The new version of the multi-passenger van will be all-electric and include all the newest technology. Plus learn what the counter-culture was.

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