At the launching of the production of the New Beetle, Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon said that he was pleased to be in Puebla to begin a new chapter in the long history of successes Mexico and Volkswagen have jointly achieved over nearly 50 years.
Announcing that production of the New Beetle involved a $400 million investment by the leading German company in Mexico, the president said that this will have a positive, multiplying effect in the country by creating jobs and promoting the region’s production chains.
“Every New Beetle sold in the world will be a testament to the strength of the Mexican automobile industry,” said the president.
