Cult bug classic basks in final glory

The old Beetle enjoyed one last moment of newness again, as Volkswagen yesterday unveiled the Last Edition of the bug, a cult classic the company plans to stop producing in a few weeks.

The presentation of the "new" model came under a cavernous white tent next to the Volkswagen plant in the central Mexican city of Puebla yesterday, the last factory still producing the little cars.

After July 30, when the last one rolls off the production line, nearly 70 years of automotive history perhaps the best known, best loved and biggest selling car of all time comes to an end.