Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schaeffer dismissed the possibility of reviving the Volkswagen Beetle as an electric car. informs British edition of Autocar.
“I don’t think so, because there are some cars that have their days, but there’s no point in bringing it back,” Schaeffer said in response to a question about the Beetle’s resurgence as an electric car. and the continued use of this long-lived model name in the Volkswagen lineup and the global automotive industry.
At the same time, the former head of the German concern Herbert Diess had previously considered the possibility of launching a new generation Beetle as a four-door electric hatchback. According to the current head of Volkswagen, it would be a “dead end” to go on the path of reviving retro models and play with nostalgia.
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