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VW Beetle convertible to get platform shared with Jetta, Golf

VW says the Beetle convertible's folding cloth top can be raised or lowered in about 10 seconds.
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By:
Dale Jewett
October 05, 2012 05:00 AM

The convertible version of the Volkswagen Beetle will get its debut at the Los Angeles auto show in late November, shortly before the car goes on sale in the United States.

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