Janette Navarro’s 1996 Volkswagen Beetle roars as it barrels up a steep hill overlooking concrete houses stacked like boxes on the outskirts of Mexico City. She presses her foot on the pedal, passes a ...

In today’s world of autonomous cars, keyless ignitions and charging ports, it’s hard to imagine just how big the tiny, two-door Volkswagen Beetle once was. But in Mexico, where the last Beetle rolled ...

The Volkswagen Beetle, known as the "vocho," is the vehicle of choice in the hilly outskirts of Mexico City. AP MEXICO CITY — Janette Navarro’s 1996 Volkswagen Beetle roars as it barrels up a steep ...

The bug is endangered in most parts of the world. But in the northern hills of Mexico City, the Volkswagen Beetle lives on. This is Vocholandia, the home of surviving Vochos. Supported by A northern ...

There are few people on this earth who, gearhead or not, are unaware of the Volkswagen Beetle. Whether one's exposure comes from seeing Herbie on television, Vocho cabs in Mexico, or yards of the ...

It's been about six years since old-school Volkswagen Beetle taxis were made illegal in Mexico City, it's been about 15 years since the last air-cooled Beetle rolled off the line, and a staggering 80 ...

MEXICO CITY — The Beetle is dead. Long live the Beetle. The modern edition of the iconic Volkswagen model is set to cease production Wednesday, but people in Cuautepec on the outskirts of Mexico City ...

El Vocho sounds rather exotic, doesn’t it? If you didn’t know better you could even think it is the nickname of some famous Mexican boxer or wrestler, but you'd be wrong. As a matter of fact, “El ...