Automobiles

AFP - Volkswagen announced Thursday it would end production of its iconic "Beetle" cars in 2019 after adding a pair of final editions of the bug-shaped vehicles.

The curvy-topped sedans, which shook off Nazi origins to become a global auto phenomenon, are being sidelined as Volkswagen emphasizes electric cars and larger family-oriented vehicles.

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Friday took a tour of a Delphi Packard plant in Novi Sad.

The factory manufactures electric and electronic equipment for passenger and commercial vehicles.

The head of the European Parliament told a group of German regional newspapers that the emissions scandal at Volkswagen (VW) would hit the German economy hard but Europe?s biggest carmaker was likely to survive the crisis. 

Germany?s finance and economy ministers have played down the risk of a broader economic danger for Germany from the scandal. 

The first cases against Volkswagen in Turkey regarding an emissions-cheating scandal have been filed by an Istanbul-based law firm, although more complaints are expected to be filed in the coming weeks.