was ready that many saw military service during the war but when the fighting finally stopped the v.w. beetle was back. the car sold rapidly around the world the beetle was an immediate hit in the u.s. even making it to hollywood and it broke the record after record in one nine hundred fifty five the one millionth beatle rolled off the belt involves book resilience was its middle name. hit more runs and runs and runs and it did until the love affair was over in the one nine hundred sixty s. the darling of v.w. lost its sex appeal critics complained about its boring design and high running costs ten and a half liters to one hundred kilometers. things looked bad for v.w. in fact the person asked and goes models only just saved it from the brink then in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight that was it the end of german production fans had to import them from abroad v.w. continued to run its plant in mexico and in one thousand nine hundred one the factory sold v.w. used twenty millions beetle in two thousand and three though that was it the end. but in one thousand nine hundred nine a revival

though it mainly saw military service during the war but when the fighting finally stopped the v.w. beetle was back. the car sold rapidly around the world the beetle was an immediate hit in the u.s. even making it to hollywood and it broke the record after record in one nine hundred fifty five the one millionth beatle rolled off the belt involves resilience was its middle name. runs and runs and runs and it did until the love affair was over in the one nine hundred sixty s. the darling of v.w. lost its sex appeal critics complained about its boring design and high running costs ten and a half liters to one hundred kilometers. things looked bad for v.w. in fact the person asked and goes models only just saved it from the brink then in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight that was it the end of german production fans had to import them from abroad c.w. continued to run its plant in mexico and in one thousand nine hundred one the factory sold v.w. used twenty millions beetle in two thousand and three though that was it the end. but in one thousand nine hundred nine a revival had happened i

the original v.w. beetle convertible was an affordable open topped vehicle for the masses but it's gone through two. a new generation sensed that mal card test three month o'shea for wants to see how much of the old bug is left in the latest beetle. let's get this he thinks there's nothing better than driving in the country on a nice day with a top down it did you know with more new convertibles are registered in germany and england where it's much rainy here and in southern europe but today he's in luck with the weather and taking advantage of it on this ng what's about smallest. the beetle convertible comes with a choice of five engines three gasoline powered ones and two diesels our chests car has the most powerful gasoline engine with an output of one hundred sixty two kilowatts that sends this little bug from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour in just six point nine seconds top speed is two hundred thirty kilometers per hour the beetle convertible sells for around thirty five thousand euros in german

v.w. used twenty millions beetle in two thousand and three though that was it the end. but in one thousand nine hundred nine a revival had happened in the u.s. the new beetle a jubilant first year was followed by flatus sales figures the beetle clone was strictly a collector's item its role as the people's car what in the past but now the new beetle itself is set to become a thing of the past v.w. is stopping production in july two thousand and nineteen. and finally the c.e.o. of amazon jeff bezos and his wife mackenzie have launched a two billion dollar fund for charity it'll help homeless families and create a network of kinda got things in low income communities is also is among the world's richest people his net worth has risen by more than sixty billion dollars this year alone but the founder of amazon faces criticism many feel his company exploits its workers and pays them poorly bezos has now joined a list of wealthy individuals contributing huge amounts of money to charity. business with a. mom says his. in-laws is taking on misleading. to make a corporation the

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still ahead for you on this news hour it is the end of the road for the iconic v.w. beetle odds we'll be looking at that also a group of aid workers arrested in greatest day are accused of smuggling refugees in sports shop exit by formula one world title contender after a not so shop maneuver on the ground. had others a hint that to the might be a few showers running into afghanistan set in the satellite picture you got tired in the general area it's not going to be wise for the have to say more significant she has been showing in turkey and just catching the finals to syria as well but if anything it they're going to stay near the black sea not accompany foeticide so thirty in aleppo forty four in baghdad it's still hot down this part of iraq and surprisingly on the western side of iran things haven't changed very much recently there's not much of a breeze really not taught as science so it's fairly high humidity for bahrain down towards us with temperatures hovering around the forty mark and still gotten the heavy flooding which is the the monsoon age a lot of cloud some

v.w. beetles time is coming to an end volkswagen has announced a whole production of the beetle in twenty nineteen bringing an end to the cars seventy year history but it's not all bad news for people fans w. will release two more additions of a cult car before the beatles riots off into the sunset. a quick reminder now of our top story. hurricane florence has flooded streets with ocean water along parts of the u.s. east coast and forecasters are warning of catastrophic flooding historic been downgraded to a category one but it could dump a staggering amounts of water on the region in the coming days. you're up to date now on t.w. news down there you know i haven't seen from all of us here in berlin thanks for watching. what we went through when do we want to. be the first americans at some point in our lives will experience hardship listen.

v.w. beetles time is coming to an end folks that has announced it will halt production of the beetle in twenty nine thousand bringing an end to the cost seventy year history but it's not all bad news for people's fans v.w. will release two more editions of the cult before the pizza rides off into the stands. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you. hurricane florence has flooded streets with ocean water along parts of the u.s. east coast and forecasters warn of catastrophic flooding the storm has been downgraded to category one but could dump amounts of water on the region in the coming days. you're watching. live from berlin at the top of the hour. more intrigue on the international talk show for journalists discuss the topic of the week with a model for it live the syrian conflict quickly moving into what some call it's entertaining but at what cost of human life and what happens after victory those are the questions we'll be asking the crowd reach out to. quadriga next d.w. . that they took me and they laid me on the grounds that it would require ribs in a blow up and jump o

the car of the find a generation and one of germany's most iconic brands but now the venerable v.w. beetle time is coming to an end fox has announced it will halt production of the beetle in twenty nineteen bringing an end to the cost a seventy year history but it's not all bad news for people fancy w. will release two more editions of the cult car before the beetle rides off into the sunset. this is d w news is a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. hurricane florence has flooded streets with ocean water along parts of the u.s. east coast and forecasters warn of catastrophic flooding the storm has been downgraded to category one but could dump astounding amounts of water on the region in the coming days. they're watching t.w. news coming to you live from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour in the meantime you can get all the nation's news and information on our website that's the domain dot com thanks for watching. on the. cheek off life. football it is a simple game football a super game no not really not including two majors a ball for ninety minutes and at the

it's going to stop production of the beetle next year but off hitler came up with the idea of the v.w. beetle back in the one nine hundred thirty s. but it wasn't mass produced until after world war two it relaunched in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight with a modernized design but only half a million have been sold in the last twenty years and says it's prioritizing development of electric vehicles following its emissions cheating scandal back in twenty fifteen thirty members of an aid organization have been arrested and charged in greece they're accused of smuggling refugees into europe among them a syrian swimmer who helped save the lives of eighteen refugees when their boat sank in the mediterranean john psaropoulos has a report now from those false increase. the emergency response center international or c.i. which operated on the island of lesbos is now closed thirty of its members facing charges in greece including spying and alleged people trafficking if convicted they could face life imprisonment it means refugee rescue is now the only group operating in the aegean sea it's crui

beetle look numbered to. be card check says folks love their vehicles every day joy to drive it he hopes v.w. will decide to keep the granddaddy of all won't swag so why even just as an electric car in it to share it. at the sunshine tour the dream of an electric beetle has already become reality at least in this custom build model from commercial electric cars the retro beetle generates seventy kilowatts of power almost twice as much as the original bug and has a range of some one hundred fifty kilometers now v.w. just has to follow their example. and next time on drive it we put volvo's exene forty crossovers to the test. and present the see that's new sporty s.u.v. the to rock up. to. i'm going. to. have a. cliff lawyer. culture . car hair. superman. superfood stylish star long gone to lead a. lifestyle during. the moment. thirty minutes strong. core more. fighting for the case to be taken seriously in the world of work here's what's coming up. on the most talk on g.w. go they'd use the superhero comics shown such as how to use some of the smart limits to how smart talks smarts to find the

the highlight of this year's beetle sunshine tour was the parade of cars through the v.w. plant two hundred beatles were invited to participate in this exclusive event drivers and passengers alike were thrilled to be a part of it. herb is owner side says he always used to drive a beetle and always liked it so when he saw this one in the showroom window he just had to have it he likes old cars the owner of the better. the fish be a fly in the i try your best. swag and classic is also here showing off some gems from their collection like that had nearly convertible the roof of this two seater beetle retraction tire late into the body sadly a fire put had nearly out of business before it even produced seven hundred of these cars the days of the current beetle look numbered to. even ones on the cars shake says folks love their vehicles every day going to drive he hopes v.w. will decide to keep the granddaddy of all volkswagens alive even just as an electric car in it to share it. at the sunshines who are the dream of an electric beetle has already become reality at least in thi

beetle look numbered to. many more is on the cards shake says folks love their vehicles every day and join to drive it in hopes v.w. will decide to keep the granddaddy of all worlds wakens alive even just as an electric car elect to share it. at the sunshine two or the dream of an electric beetle has already become reality at least in this custom build model from commercial electric cars the retro beetle generates seventy kilowatts of power almost twice as much as the original bug and has a range of some one hundred fifty kilometers now v.w. just has to follow their example. and next time i'm driving we put volvo's exene forty crossovers to the test. and present the c.x. new sporty s.u.v. that to rack up. on. a second chance everyone does this one even here in iran where people are severely punished for minor offenses. businessmen only reason to be enjoys only people who have come into conflict with the new or. he's sending a signal because society is becoming more and more i'm just. thirty minutes w. . more. terror at the more refugee camp there's a terrible suspicion coursing through one of europe's largest refu

beetle look numbered two. anymore is on the cards shake says folks love their vehicles every day and join to drive he hopes v.w. will decide to keep the granddaddy of all volkswagens alive even just as an electric car to share it. at the sunshine sure the dream of an electric beetle has already become reality at least in this custom build model from commercial electric cars the retro beetle generates seventy kilowatts of power almost twice as much as the original bug and has a range of some one hundred fifty kilometers now v.w. just has to follow their example. and next time i'm driving we put volvo's exene forty crossovers to the test. and present c.x. new sporty s.u.v. the to rocco. i'm going. to. i'm going to. go. going to her. house is returning to last. several books and pictures. and the other uses to regime over the last was banned in this possibly run. now he knows winning back then. if you lose the missing links for most of the. folks in fifteen minutes detail. the fast pace of life in the digital norms shift as the lowdown on the way showing new developments and providing useful information though wh