The bright blue Volkswagen Beetle owned by taxi driver Claudio Garcia that he named "Gualupita" after his wife, sits parked in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. While some of the older Beetles wobble along, paint long faded after years of wear and tear, other drivers like Garcia dress their cars up, keeping them in top shape. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
The bright blue Volkswagen Beetle owned by taxi driver Claudio Garcia that he named "Gualupita" after his wife, sports a custom side-view mirror, in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. While some of the older Beetles wobble along, paint long faded after years of wear and tear, other drivers like Garcia dress their cars up, keeping them in top shape. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Taxi driver Claudio Garcia sits inside his Volkswagen Beetle he has named "Gualupita" after his wife, in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. While some of the older Beetles wobble along, paint long faded after years of wear and tear, other drivers like Garcia dress their cars up, keeping them in top shape. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
An aerial view of the hilly Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. So many antique Volkswagen Beetles, known as “vochos” in Mexico, line the streets of this neighborhood that the area has been dubbed “Vocholandia.” (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Volkswagen Beetles circulate offering taxi service in the hilly Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. Here in the capital’s northern neighborhood, the classic Beetle or “vocho” as it’s known in Mexico still lines the streets – so much so that the area has been named “Vocholandia.” (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Volkswagen Beetle taxi drivers change a flat tire in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. Mechanics in the area say driving a Volkswagen Beetle or “vocho” as it’s known in Mexico, is a dying tradition because parts have been harder to come by since Volkswagen halted production five years ago. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Taxi rank manager Rafael Ortega helps passengers into a Volkswagen Beetle in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. Here in this northern neighborhood, the Volkswagen Beetle, or “vocho” as it’s known in Mexico still lines the streets – so much so that the area has been named “Vocholandia.” (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Taxi driver Janette Navarro steers her 1996 Volkswagen Beetle up a steep hill in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. Navarro began driving Beetles for work eight years ago as a way to feed her three children and put them through school. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
A worn hot rod-style steering wheel and a coin dispenser is seen in the 1996 Volkswagen Beetle interior of taxi driver Janette Navarro, in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. Navarro began driving Beetles for work eight years ago as a way to feed her three children and put them through school. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Janette Navarro drives her 1996 Volkswagen Beetle up a steep hill in the Cuautepec neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, June 21, 2024. Taxi drivers like Navarro say they continue to use the Beetles because the cars are historically inexpensive and the engine located in the back of the vehicle gives it more power to climb the neighborhood's steep hills. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)