DETROIT, MI - When Ferdinand Porsche began mulling designs for the Volkswagen Beetle in the 1930s, he probably did not envision a model with its rear end chopped off and replaced with a souped up ...

Dune buggies popped up in the news several times this week. The open-bodied American car culture icon that took hold in the 1960s on shortened VW Beetle chassis inspired a VW electric concept vehicle, ...

Grab your snowboard or sandboard and go. That’s the idea behind a dune buggy concept car version of Volkswagen’s Beetle unveiled Monday at the Detroit auto show. VW envisions the Beetle Dune appealing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I offer thoughtful coverage of the auto industry. Volkswagen has big plans for the Beetle. Next February, a new version called the ...