Volkswagen has seen its popularity surge in the all-important US market in an amazing comeback after being all but given up for dead in 1993, writes John Rettie. But during the 1960s the VW Beetle was the leading import car with sales of half million units a year, an even larger figure than currently achieved by the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord - which have been the most popular cars in the US for the past decade.
VW in the US - is it headed in the right direction?


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