WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -To purchase a car, even one as cheap as the KdF-Wagen, was far beyond the average German’s wage. They would need to save for many years to afford the 990 Reichsmark car. However, Hitler couldn’t afford the economy to stand still all this time. He needed people channeling money into the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fifty years ago, on February 17th, 1972, the 15, 007, 034th Volkswagen Beetle was produced in Wolfsburg, Germany, surpassing the production record that had previously only been held by the Ford Model T.

Detailed explanation-3: -The car became widely known in its home country as the Käfer (German for “beetle", cognate with English chafer) and was later marketed under that name in Germany, and as the Volkswagen in other countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -The original goal of the VW Beetle was to provide an affordable, reliable car for everyday people. Ferdinand Porsche, who designed the first VW Beetle probably had no idea that his design would still be turning heads nearly 90 years later, but the VW Beetle remains one of the most recognizable cars on the road today.

Detailed explanation-5: -1934–1937: The “German People’s Car” as a “Communal Project” of the German Automotive Industry. Volkswagen Chronicle: From the Beetle to a Global Player.