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VW Beetle Barbie
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We've brought you the Mitsubishi's Hello Kitty i, and now, in our never-ending quest to provide complete coverage of all children's-toy-themed automobiles, we present the Mexican-market Volkswagen Beetle Barbie. No battery-operated kiddie toy, mind you, the Beetle Barbie is a bona-fide VW New Beetle, finished in a retina-searing hot pink paint job decorated with strategically-placed Barbie logos. Detail fanatics take note: even the lug nuts are pink.

Inside, the theme continues, with pink accents and inserts finding their way onto the leather seats, door trim, floormats, and steering wheel. Only 13 will be built, and they'll be sold through specially-selected VW dealers. The price? 262,500 Mexican pesos ($24,368 USD / 19.012 €). No word on whether or not Ken will be seen riding shotgun.

(More photos, Spanish-language press release after the jump)

[Source: VW Mexico via Autoblog Spanish]

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Another indication of the complexity of the globalized auto industry came Monday with the news that Volkswagen is considering moving Passat production for the North American market to its facility in Mexico.

The reason for the move is currency issues, specifically a declining U.S. dollar and a strong euro. Coupled with inefficiencies in its German plants, including the Passat assembly plant, exchange rate problems have hampered VW's financial recovery in the North American market.

If it happens, the shift won't happen overnight - the plan would be to start producing Passats in Mexico by 2009. The reaction of German trade unions will be interesting, and the cynical among us might label this rumor as a company move to strengthen its bid for dramatic restructuring of its money-losing plants in western Germany, a move which is strongly opposed by the unions.

[Source: Reuters]

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