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Volkswagen's New Beetle never could have equaled the performance of its predecessor - the original Beetle sold 21.5 million units over fifty-eight years - but, in modern terms at least, its eleven-year run has been a long one. First introduced in 1998, the New Beetle initially met with great fanfare (in the United States, if not in Germany), but by 2009, sales dropped to an all-time low of fewer than 15,000 units in the U.S. So the marketing strategists have decided to pull the plug, effective this summer.inline_mediumwraptextright32154942/features/news/1003_2011_volkswagen_new_beetle1003_01_z+2011_volkswagen_new_beetle+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue