Fernando Zobel de Ayala (left) looks on as his brother Jaime Augusto (second from right) relates his VW experience to JP Orbeta (right), president of the Philippines’ Volkswagen distributor. Joining them in presenting the Beetle are Fernando’s wife, Kat (fourth from right), and some of the Zobel children. PHOTO BY RUBEN D. MANAHAN 4TH
THE local distributor of Volkswagen displayed the newest version of the iconic Beetle at the Manila International Auto Show. But on the eve of the event Automobile Central Enterprise Inc. (ACEI) officially released the latest-generation Beetle at The Mind Museum in Bonifacio Global City, amid a backdrop of fond speeches and youthful dance moves that capture the new car’s bolder and dynamic design.