Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen will roll out the Beetle on the Indian roads in the beginning of December this year. 

A senior company official told media on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit that Volkswagen, which mean People's car, would import the car from its Mexican plant for sale in Indian markets. The price of the car is not yet revealed. 

Volkswagen is Europe’s largest carmaker and already sells the Jetta and Passat sedans and the Touareg SUV in India.  The company owns Skoda and Porsche whose vehicles are already being soared in India. The group has two facilities in India at Aurangabad and Chakan, which assembles cars of its three brands, Skoda, Audi and Volkswagen.

Beetle is one of the most successful models that the German carmaker has ever produced. According to the critics, the car is a complete failure due to its peculiar styling, underpowered motor, rough ride and noisy engine. But the car bucked all trends and has made history. 

The company as a whole is also expanding in India with increasing its target, which was earlier, announced a target of 8-10 per cent share of the Indian passenger car market in the next 6 years.

Popular Volkswagen Car Range:
VolksWagen Passat Highline DSG (Diesel)
VolksWagen Passat Highline DSG S (Diesel)
VolksWagen Jetta 1.6 MT (Petrol)
VolksWagen Jetta 1.9 TDI MT (Diesel)
VolksWagen Jetta 1.9 TDI AT (Diesel)
VolksWagen Passat Highline DSG S (Diesel)

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Posted by Naresh Koshti on 11 November, 2009 11:56:16 AM IST #