The comments come after a digital rendering of what looks like a modern all-electric Beetle surfaced online.
"Obviously we have a lot of names in our history, but there are only, I'd say, a little more than a handful that are really iconic and global. There are the typical ones, the Golf, the Tiguan… Would you do Scirocco or would you do Arteon? Probably not. That is part of our naming philosophy that we are now finalizing."
Regarding the Beetle comeback, Schafer says that it has had its day and that it’s time to move on with models that have seen significant success in recent years. "I wouldn't say with 100% [certainty]. But from where I stand now, I wouldn't consider it,” Shafer commented for Autocar. “It's the same as Scirocco: it had its day, then there was a new model based on a reinterpretation. To do that again? I don't think so. And going forward with balancing all these technologies and the cost that is associated with it, you've got to invest money in the best possible place.
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