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i like old volkswagen vans
but i have a question
do they have anything to do with hitler?
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volkswagen was adolf hitler's brainchild. founded by hitler and ferdinand porsche (founder of porsche autos as well) ferdinand had designed a car, and upon presenting it to hitler, he asked him to make it different. more like something a working class family would own and drive. the company name volkswagen and that means people's car. and during WWII in germany people were told if they saved 5 deustche marks a week by the end of the year they could have a new car. 336,000 units were sold this way. units designed and built by porsche, units known as the beetle. hitler died before he could see volkswagen really catch on, but if he did one good thing in his life it was the formation of that company.
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Well, not exactly invent, but Adolf Hitler was indeed the driving force behind the car. In the 1930s, cars cost more than most people earned in a year. When Hitler became the chancellor of Germany in 1933, he promoted the idea of a car affordable enough for the average working person. The Volkswagen, which means "people's car" in German, was essentially a political promise to win the public's goodwill.
Hitler met with automotive designer Ferdinand Porsche in 1933 and charged Porsche with creating the new car. The chancellor required that the Volkswagen carry two adults and three children, go up to 60 miles per hour, get at least 33 miles per gallon, and cost only 1,000 reichsmarks. Hitler may also have named the car the Beetle.
In 1938, Hitler had the Volkswagen factory built to produce the cars designed by Porsche. But by the time the factory was complete, Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and Poland. The factory was dedicated to building military vehicles, and the people's car fell by the wayside during World War II.
After the war, the factory ended up in the British section of occupied Germany. The British military re-opened the factory, named it Volkswagen, and finally gave control of the company to the German government. Hope that helped.
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