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Volkswagen Brief History

When people talk about Volkswagen, the firstPolo and the Passat with varying degrees of
thing that usually pops up in their mind issuccess and with the Golf as its mainstay
the ever-popular Type 1 or Beetle model. Themodel. It wasn't until 1998 that Volkswagen
German-based car manufacturing company firstdecided to go back to its roots, releasing
entered the scene during the late 1930's whenthe New Beetle, a design which was based on
Adolf Hitler asked Ferdinand Porsche Sr. tothe Golf chassis but retained some
design an automobile that would be moresimilarities to the original, providing a
accessible to the common man. The result washuge  boosts  to the brand up to the present.
the very first Beetle (known that time as the
KdF-Wagen), which despite only having lessMuch of Volkswagen's prominence can easily be
than 200 parts, served as Volkswagen'sattributed to the staying power of their
foundation throughout its history.first model, the Beetle. Originally an
After the Second World War,economy vehicle, the classic Type 1 sported
the company fell into disarray but bouncedan air-cooled engine, making it easily
back when British Army Major Ivan Hirst tookcustomizable and came with durable and easily
over the felled factory. This came afterrepairable  parts.
American forces handed control over to the
British. The Beetle was once again put toThe use of VW Parts are not limited to the
production despite the damage brought on byBeetle alone, as other companies have
the war, with the Wolfsburg factory producingcollaborated with Volkswagen or used
around  1000  cars  per  month.Volkswagen Auto Parts and components to
produce their cars, like the Porsche 914 and
As Germany started recovering from the914-6  and  the  Porsche  356.
aftermath of WWII, Volkswagen would further
grow and break into foreign markets, mostVW Parts were also provided for a series
notably that of the US automotive industry.commercial trucks under the joint venture
Volkswagen also ventured on other projects,between the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
releasing the Type 2 or Transporter, a vanand MAN AG, whose production was from 1979 to
based on the design of the Beetle. Despite1993.
the shaky start, the Type 2 and the Beetle
became the front runners for VolkswagenFinally, other industries also found use for
throughout the 1960s to the 1970s withVW Parts, specifically the Volkswagen air
Volkswagen releasing updated versionscooled engine, which found action on many
periodically. The mid-60s was also the timeexperimental airplanes during the 60's. In
that Volkswagen started acquiring differentAustralia, the engine was used in rather odd
subsidiaries, effectively making it theways, powering a ski lift for the Thredbo ski
Volkswagen  Group.resort in New South Wales, and also modified
as an air-compressor for some remote mining
From the 1970s and onward Volkswagen has alsocommunities.
released several other models like the Golf,



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