La producción
Con el inicio de la producción de la Última Edición el 10 de julio de 2003, Volkswagen de México en Puebla marcó el final de la producción del legendario Beetle. El último Beetle salió de la línea de producción el 30 de julio de 2003 y ahora está expuesto en la Zeithaus de Autostadt Wolfsburg. Se fabricaron un total de 3.000 unidades de la edición especial Última Edición (UE) en colores Aquarius Blue (1.500 unidades) con interior gris y Harvest Moon Beige (1.500 unidades) con interior negro. El Beetle con motor de gasolina de 1,6 litros tiene una potencia de 37 KW (50 CV).
Las imágenes que se muestran a continuación se tomaron durante los últimos días de producción del Beetle y pretenden ilustrar los procesos implicados. Desde el taller de prensado, pasando por el de carrocería y pintura, hasta el montaje final y la inspección final. Volkswagen AG mantuvo el nivel de producción hasta el final. Se construyeron un total de 21.529.464 Escarabajos en todo el mundo, 1.711.750 de ellos sólo en México, en la planta de Puebla.
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Carrocería















































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Montaje final























Inspección final






Última edición




