Wolfsburg and the VW Factory

On May 28th, 1937, the Volkswagen was founded by the Austrian-German automotive engineer, Ferdinand Porsche.  The word “Volkswagen” translates to “people’s car”; however, at first, (in the early 1930s) the company was called Porsche Büro, and Porsche Büro was having trouble selling its cars due to the fact that the common German citizen was unable to afford having a car.  But then in 1933, Adolf Hitler stepped into play and gave the idea of the “Volkswagen” and had Porsche design a car that was basic, affordable, could carry 5 people, and be able to go 100 km/h (62 mph).  Thus the Porsche Type 60 was born.

Today, the Volkswagen industry is still going on strong. They are currently some of the most popular and safest cars. The Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft) is headquartered in the city Wolfsburg (which is 6^th largest city in Lower Saxony, Germany).  At the headquarters in Wolfsburg, vehicles are designed, engineered, assembled, and sold.  Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Prosche, SEAT, Skoda, and Volkswagen cars are old sold by Volkswagen Group.  Ducati brand motorcycles are also sold by Volkswagen Groupe