Automakers Boost Production - Autoline Daily 780

Automakers are ramping up their production plans for the first quarter of 2012. EV start-up company Aptera announced it's closing its doors because the company is out of money. Volkswagen's new factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee was just rated the greenest auto assembly plant in the world. All that and more, plus a look at the new Volkswagen Beetle.

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[swinglow33]

@bsp1148 There's no mistaking this vehicle for any other brand.  Everyone will know it's a Beetle, whether it's coming or going. As for saying this looks like any other hatchback subcompacts...well...agree to disagree.

[silverbird58]

SHIP ALL THE FOREIN NAMED CRAP BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM. let it live where they started.

[bsp1148]

@swinglow33 The new beetle no longer looks like the classic beetle any more. It rather looks a lot like any other hatchback subcompacts.

[undeadkillers]

Saab please die already.

[swinglow33]

This new Beetle looks great, and I hope John can give us a driving impression/review.

[1bentley4ever]

@unmarkedtrails It goes to show that it isn't necessarily the green cars the company produces, but how greenly its cars are actually produced. My guess is that the average Jetta TDI is made MUCH more cleanly than a Toyota Pious.

[1bentley4ever]

If there is one thing VW could improve upon, it is reliability of their vehicles. Because I would definitely have one of these new Beetles over a dreadfully dull but reliable 2011 Corolla.

[TangoR34]

In Germany, people have 0 days to do shopping...