OREANDA-NEWS.  Russian representation of the brand Volkswagen has stopped to take orders for compact retro hatchback Beetle. According to Wroom.ru site, a small amount of cars of 2016 manufacture year is still available at some dealers.

The current generation of hatchback Volkswagen Beetle is produced in Mexico since 2011, sales of the model in the Russian market started at the end of 2013. In Russia there were offered cars with petrol turbo engines with volume 1.2, 1.4 and 2.0 liter with a capacity from 105 to 210 hp in combination with a robotic or mechanical transmissions.

In the first full year of sales, in 2014, "Beetle" was sold in amount of 992 units, but already in 2015 the demand for model fell almost three times - to 392 units.