Ferdinand Porsche, who persuaded Hitler to create the famed Volkswagen Beetle, was closely aligned with the Nazi regime. His son, Ferry Porsche, who took the company to great heights, was a ...

Did you know that Volkswagen, now one of the largest automakers in the world, was originally founded as a pet project of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime? Its very name—“Volkswagen”—means ...

THIS is the bizarre, amphibious VW Schwimmwagen created for the Nazis in the Second World War. The bizarre motor actually made several appearances on the battlefield and holds the record as the ...

A brief history Auschwitz's sign of death and defiance Volkswagen was founded in 1937, as part of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's vision to enable German families to own their first car. During World ...

From its first test run in 1938 Nazi Germany, the Volkswagen Beetle rose to become a worldwide pop culture icon. Adolf Hitler conceived it as a "people's car," which could be mass-produced and ...

History of Volkswagen logo, from its origins in 1937 to its modern design. How each redesign reflects the brand's identity ...