Hitler met with Porsche about designing his people's car in the early '30s, so the Beetle's origins extend to before WWII began. Volkswagen began selling the car in 1938 as the KdF (Kraft durch ...

Volkswagen was born from Adolf Hitler's desire to produce an affordable car for the masses. Dubbed the "German People's Car," the Volkswagen was proposed to be sold for only 990 Reichsmarks ...

Birth of Volkswagen: A Vision for the People. In the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler, an ardent patron of technological advances, envisioned a "people's car" that would be affordable and accessible to ...

The Volkswagen Beetle is more than just a car; it’s an icon of automotive history, culture, and innovation. Designed in the 1930s by Ferdinand Porsche at the request of Adolf Hitler, the original goal ...

The AP's headline read: "Hitler Lays Cornerstone of Plant For Building Low-Priced Autos. 'Volkswagen' Factory Under Way After ...

On Reddit, a 1938 photo shows Hitler unveiling the Volkswagen factory to a crowd on his 50th birthday. "The German fascist regime promoting the 'people's car' 80 years ago," the caption says.

Ferdinand Porsche (left) presents the model of the Volkswagen to Hitler in 1934. Last week, the parties in the Bundestag (parliament) agreed to the largest arms deal since the Nazi regime. With ...

The caption (translated from German to English) reads: "Adolf Hitler (left in the car) during the inspection of a Volkswagen model, with Dr. Ferdinand Porsche to his right - May 1938." ...