• Hypx@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 months ago

    The original Beetle was a very cheap car being sold at a time when no one else was making such vehicles. Sales tanked once competition showed up. The problem is that Tesla is seeing competition now.

    Also, Teslas aren’t cheap. So the market for them is much smaller.

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          8 months ago

          The beetle was made until 2003. The new beetle, a different car, started production in 1997. It was manufactured side by side with the original beetle.

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        8 months ago

        It was well past its prime by the 1970s. VW would’ve ended production long before 2003 if it wasn’t seen as an iconic vehicle.