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Volkswagen Builds Engine Plants in Mexico, US

Volkswagen is expanding their factory chain throughout th world. A major US assembly line, in Chattanooga Tenn, is producing thousands of cars per day, and is about to receive some help south of the border.

VW has announced it will build a new engine factory in Mexico. This plant will supply engines to its expanding North American production network.

The $550 million engine plant will be built on an industrial site in Silao, in the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. This plant is scheduled for a 2013 completion. VW said the plant will have "a capacity to build 330…

Volkswagen Beetle Runs on Humans!

This may be one of the most interesting, and most disgusting Volkswagen Beetles to ever come from the small car maker. An eco-friendly fuel company has replaced the regular fuel and engine components of an all new VW Beetle to run on humans...human excrement that is.

GENeco and the man in charge Mohammed Saddiq have created what is being dubbed the "Bio Bug" - Converted to run on methane gas produced by human waste, the Volkswagen Beetle can maintain a top speed of 114 mph. The 2.0-liter car performs just as well on methane as on conventional fuel.

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