<p>The iconic car from Volkswagen will make way for electric models. The National
The last of the line. Courtesy Volkswagen
To celebrate 500,000 Beetles, Volkswagen organised a celebration at the plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. AP Photo
A Beetle is unloaded at Emden harbour in Germany as part of a shipment to Europe. AP Photo
Beetles made in 1954 are assembled in lines at the Volkwagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. AP Photo
Workers drive their Beetles from the car park on their way home at the end of a days work at the world's largest single automotive plant, the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, in 1966. AP Photo
A Beetle Fender edition on display at a UK music festival. Volkswagen</p>
Vintage Beetles are seen parked during a rally held as part of World Wide VW Beetle Day in Bangalore, India. EPA
Cars owned by the Israeli Beetle club, which has 500 members.
Beetles are displayed at the annual gathering of an enthusiasts' event in Yakum, Israel. AP Photo
Parisian police officers stand in front of a damaged Beetle on a street in the Latin Quarter of Paris. AP Photo
A Maggiolino Cabriolet, the famous Beetle completely made of wood, is shown by Italian artist Livio De Marchi in Essen, Germany. AP Photo
Dick Darling, of the Manhattan borough of New York, rollerblades in front of a 1974 Beetle named Y2K Bug during the annual Greenwich Village Halloween parade. AP Photo
A Beetle, known as Fusca in Brazil, painted in Brazilian colours at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. AP Photo
A model poses next to a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle covered in tiles made of a blend of 18 karat gold and glass at the annual Luxury Show in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo
A bug on display at a show in Siam, Thailand. Alamy
A vintage Beetle at Customs Show Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Simon Wilgress-Pipe
<p>The iconic car from Volkswagen will make way for electric models. The National
The last of the line. Courtesy Volkswagen
To celebrate 500,000 Beetles, Volkswagen organised a celebration at the plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. AP Photo
A Beetle is unloaded at Emden harbour in Germany as part of a shipment to Europe. AP Photo
Beetles made in 1954 are assembled in lines at the Volkwagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. AP Photo
Workers drive their Beetles from the car park on their way home at the end of a days work at the world's largest single automotive plant, the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, in 1966. AP Photo
A Beetle Fender edition on display at a UK music festival. Volkswagen</p>
Vintage Beetles are seen parked during a rally held as part of World Wide VW Beetle Day in Bangalore, India. EPA
Cars owned by the Israeli Beetle club, which has 500 members.
Beetles are displayed at the annual gathering of an enthusiasts' event in Yakum, Israel. AP Photo
Parisian police officers stand in front of a damaged Beetle on a street in the Latin Quarter of Paris. AP Photo
A Maggiolino Cabriolet, the famous Beetle completely made of wood, is shown by Italian artist Livio De Marchi in Essen, Germany. AP Photo
Dick Darling, of the Manhattan borough of New York, rollerblades in front of a 1974 Beetle named Y2K Bug during the annual Greenwich Village Halloween parade. AP Photo
A Beetle, known as Fusca in Brazil, painted in Brazilian colours at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. AP Photo
A model poses next to a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle covered in tiles made of a blend of 18 karat gold and glass at the annual Luxury Show in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo
A bug on display at a show in Siam, Thailand. Alamy
A vintage Beetle at Customs Show Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Simon Wilgress-Pipe
<p>The iconic car from Volkswagen will make way for electric models. The National
Bye bye, Beetle: Volkswagen's iconic bug bows out after 80 years in production
Its fortunes have been in decline since the 1970s, but one of history's most famous cars - and a key attraction at the UAE's Dub Drive - has had its final curtain call
