The two friends who own the Volkswagen van went surfing the Sunday before the Palisades Fire erupted and then parked the van in a neighborhood that was later destroyed. They were sure it was a goner.

The image quickly became a "beacon of hope" for some in the wake of Los Angeles' deadly January 2025 wildfires.

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Amid the devastating aftermath of the Los Angeles County wildfires, a glimmer of good news. A retro blue Volkswagen bus somehow survived the deadly fires as it sits seemingly intact surrounded by burned out homes.

A retro Volkswagen van has inadvertently become a “beacon of hope” for Los Angeles area residents as they start to pick up the pieces.

A photo of the van, taken by an Associated Press photographer, circulated widely on television and online, giving people a measure of joy.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

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But as Trump touches down in Los Angeles on Friday to view the latest damage, forest management remains a political vulnerability for Newsom that Republicans have capitalized on since the wildfires started — and that Democrats have struggled to defend against.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Volkswagen needs to increase investments in the U.S. to hit its market share targets, and cut costs in Europe to achieve profitable growth, its CFO Arno Antlitz said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.

Scout-branded EVs in California or in any other state. Scout Motors and the Scout brand exist and operate independently of VWGoA and its brands such as Volkswagen and Audi,” Sitron said.

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