Volkswagen is to launch the Beetle in India.

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“It is an iconic brand and people know more about the car than Volkswagen,” a company spokesman told the Economic Times. A launch date was not given.


The exclusively Mexican-built Beetle, was first launched in 1998 in the US.


Volkswagen currently assembles Jetta and Passat models in India with the Polo to follow early in 2010.

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