History of Volkswagen

  
 
 
 
History of 
Volkswagen

 

• The history of this great brand Volkswagen (VW) – started in 1934
• German automobile concern
• Specializing in the production of passenger cars, trucks and vans.
• Company cars are the epitome of comfort, safety and style.

 

  
Founder(s)  

 

• In 1934 Ferdinand Porsche, the famous German engineer designer (founder of the world famous German car manufacturer Porsche AG), was commissioned by the National Socialist government of Germany to develop a modern car.
• In 1935 this car was assembled. It was called the "Volkswagen", which literally translated from German means "people's car."
• After two years of testing in 1937, launched a series of VW30, and by 1938 gets popular name "Beetle".
• The car has found a familiar look to many generations. Volkswagen immediately appreciated by designers, engineers and drivers.

 

Ferdinand 
Porsche

 

• Type of business:  design engineer, creator of the most popular car in automotive history, went down in history under the name of Volkswagen.
• Date of Birth: September 3, 1875
• Place of birth: Maffersdorf, Austria-Hungary
• Citizenship:  Germany
• Date of death: January 30, 1951 (75 years)

European car factory.

 

For mass production of the

"people's car" May 26, 1938

in Wolfsburg, the construction of the largest

European car factory.

But the Second World War

prevented this construction.

Work was suspended, and the

unfinished plant redeveloped for

the military production.

  After the war, the city was occupied by the British, and the factory at Wolfsburg fell into their hands.

In autumn 1945 the British authorities handed over the plant order for 20 thousand cars, and the work of the plant was restarted.

• Since 1948, when the new head of the company was the former head of Opel Heinrich Nordhoff, began post-war revival of the brand Volkswagen.
•   That Nordhoff created industrial and commercial network of Volkswagen, and posted its affiliates in 136 countries. By the end of 1949 the plant again moved to the Office of Germany, and began a new phase of its development.

 

  
 
 
Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff  

 

• Type of business: German engineer, who ran the company 'Volkswagen' during its reconstruction after the Second World War.
• Date of birth: 01.06.1899
• Place of birth: Hildesheim, Germany
• Date of Death: 12.04.1968

 

Discontinued models  

Advertising

 

• "Volkswagen Group Rus" - General Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2014 in Sochi

 

• Sponsorship of the Russian national football team

 

• Partnership with MDF

 

 

• Volkswagen Junior Masters                Sponsorship Film Festival "Kinotavr"