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The Volks-wagen name is German for the popular car.
The year was 1930 when Ferdinand Porsche founded the company known automotive design as the Porsche Büro Porsche and his new company was decisive for the revolutionary design and technical developments in the automotive industry in 1931, Ferdinand began his pet project, the Type 12, which was the predecessor to the car that would become known as Käfer type 12 was a 2 door simplified sedan designed for a German motorcycle company named Zündapp However indecision on this engine to place in inside it ended his life prematurely Zündapp wanted to put one of their 1 motorcycle engines in the type of 12 2l, but it seems Porsche does not have this type of development and 12 finished over there.
1900 - Phaeton by Lohner-Porsche Porsche leftmost In 1925, designer Auto Bela Barenyi Benz develops gross initial sketch of the first form of self Käfer as the concept is discarded and never developed further Additionally, more inspiration of the conception of Käfer was inspired by the advanced Tatra cars of Hans Ledwinka, especially T97 it also had a tapered body and an engine air cooled opposed horizontally mounted on the rear cylinder 4 Tatra launched a lawsuit, but was stopped when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia the question was reopened after WW2 and in 1961 Volkswagen paid Tatra 3,000,000 Deutschmarks in compensation These damages meant that Volkswagen had little money for development of new models and the life of the production of the Beetle was necessarily extensive.
1931 - preliminary sketches of Beetle prototype driven by Dr. Porsche.
In spring 1933 Ferdinand Porsche received the assignment by Auto Union in Saxony to develop a 16-cylinder racing car based on the regulations in the new racing formula 750kg Immediately after the conclusion of the contract, the Porsche team led by engineer Karl Rabe started work on the race engine Auto Union P car P is Porsche's first tests were carried out once in January 1934 and in its race season first also in 1934 the new car not only established three world records but also won three big international races Prize and several hill climb events with drivers such as Bernd Rosemeyer, Hans Stuck and Tazio Nuvolari at the wheel, the driving race car Union constantly improved to a level more between 1934 and in 1939 became one of the most successful racing cars at the time before the war, in fact, her conce motor pt soon set the trend for all modern racing cars and is still applied today in Formula 1.
In 1939, using his new invention, the Porsche wind tunnel-developed the VW VW Aerocoupes Aerocoupe Only 3 were made a wrecked by a VW frame, and the other 2 were used by the Porsche family finally Porsche has an in storage in May 1945 American troops discovered the one put in storage, cut the roof and used it for a ride for a few weeks until the engine gave up and it was put to scum.
The last remaining VW Aerocoupe owned by Ferry Porsche who did it restored by Pininfarina in 1947. In 1949 it was sold to the Austrian motorcycle race Otto Matte and with it he won the Alpine Rally in 1950 Last once he drove a race was the Monterey Historic races in Monterey, California in 1982.
Porsche began experimenting with more lightening its cars by opting not paint to save a few ounces cars remained raw silver as they were made from aluminum.
Side note of this, the automakers of the year gradually began to present new cars in Thier color Color of the German race is British money is Italian green forest is red and the US is French blue.
1939 - Porsche creates the type 64 aka Volkswagen Aerocoupe.
1981 - The last of 3 Aerocoupes Volkswagen takes its final laps ever at the track.
Contrary to common public opinion, the first Beetle was not invented by Hitler, but in fact by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche in 1931 before Hilter was concluded in power.
The Volks-wagen name is German for Hitler renamed the car the popular KdF-Wagen.
1936 - Dark Era Hilter Views VW Beetle Porsche, now renamed KdF-Wagen concept in the form of Porsche model left in a black suit.
1942 Jeep -Volkswagen German dubbed by American GI's who were surprised by the versatility of the machines Upon returning to the States, many former Nazis were Volkswagens brought back to the States, thus began Beetlemania.
Side Note Adolf Hitler himself could not drive, but was a fan of the car.
At the time, there were three major coachbuilders in Germany Joseph Ganz, Edmund Rumpler and Porsche as the first two were Jewish, and since Porsche has designed many of Mercedes-Benz cars like Hitler, Porsche has been selected as the time began Volkswagen darkest history of art.
Hilter approached Dr. Ferdinand Porsche soon after and demanded that Porsche make changes to the original 1931 design to make it more suitable for the working man Hans Ledwinka Tatra discussed his ideas with Ferdinand Porsche, who later used many Tatra design features in Kdf- 1938 Wagen, later known as the Beetle.
Although friendly relations with Porsches seemed mutual Hitler himself dictator and others, in reality it was biased Porsche family was, in fact, the little pacifist family didn t agree with Nazi ideals in fact, Porsche once helped a Jewish employee escape to Germany.
Nazi leaders pressure on Porsche to a swastika emblem in VW Porsche was not political and I just wanted to build cars He refused and they settled on the KdF logo with VW and gears, with a variation of cross swastika back to the happy Nazi officials.
car prototype called KDF-Wagen German Strength Through Joy - Strength through Joy, appeared from 1936 the first cars were produced in Stuttgart The car had its distinctive round shape and air-cooled flat four the engine mounted against the VW car was one of many KdF programs which included things such as tours and outings the war began in 1939. Thus, during that year, Porsche invented the wind tunnel and uses it to design the Volkswagen ultra stylish Aerocoupe.
Hitler began requiring Porsche to build military vehicles against the allies enter the VW dark era.
After the fall of the Third Riech, in November 1945, the French government has officially asked the Porsche family to build a French version of the compact Volkswagen.
The French government has even provided to disassemble the entire plant and move to France as war reparations, but was arrested by the French automobile industry because they did not want competition.
Some French nationalist sectors, led by Jean-Pierre Peugeot, resisted very surprising then, during a official meeting in Wolfsburg, Porsche's son Ferry, and Anton Piëch, a Viennese lawyer who was the son-Porsche have arrested quite like war criminals, December 15th without trial, bail of 500,000 francs was officially asked for each Porsche s It might be granted for Ferry Porsche later moved to Austria, in July 1946 His father was caught up in a fierce medieval prison in Dijon, France.
The Volkswagen company owes its postwar largely British Army officer Major Ivan Hirst 1916 2000 After the war, Hirst was ordered to take control of the heavily bombed factory, which the Americans had captured his first task was to remove the unexploded bomb that had fallen through the roof and lodged itself between irreplaceable production equipment parts; if the bomb had exploded, would have sealed the fate of the Beetle Hirst persuaded the British military to order 20,000 of the cars, and in 1946, the factory was producing 1,000 cars a month and car city changed their name from the Nazi era Volkswagen people's car and Wolfsburg, respectively the first 1,785 beetles were made in a factory near Wolfsburg, Germany in 1945.
Dr. Porsche Sr s began production there shortly after the initial plans were to build up to 500 cars a year Eventually more than 78,000 356s would be built in 17 years.
Despite its compact design, now the Porsche 356 was finally reserved for wealthy clients who are successful with the 356 would mean Porsche would finally put an end to the execution of design tasks for others indeed surprisingly, the 356 had sold almost 78,000 units in 1965. in addition, he laid the foundation that was followed by all the successive series of Porsche sports cars.
Porsche was now was alone on its own as a car brand, but still very involved with Volkswagen cooperated on several projects with Volkswagen as it has since the beginning and still does to this day.
1948 - Porsche he preferred teamwork and consensus, but, like his father, he worked hard and he inspired others to bend to the task before them.
Based on its design and built on its expertise, the firm prospered Porsche 356 The little guy has become a cult car in America eccentric engineer success toy gentry in Europe Racing entered the picture almost immediately Some of lightweight aluminum cups built in Gmund have been adapted for the race in 1951 550s tracking type prototype in 1951 and 1954, with the kind Fuhrman four cams 547 engines in them, the Spyders won all occasionally often 1500cc class and They win became known as giant killers, small cars that could.
Since the separation in 1948, can be likened Volkswagen and Porsche, as father and son now two separate companies, but still very closely linked.
As previously reported, Volkswagens were first exhibited and sold in the US in 1949, he only sold two units in America that first year of entering the US market, the VW was briefly sold as a wagon Victory.
Volkswagen of America was founded in April 1955 to standardize sales and service in the production of U S Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle increased dramatically over the years, the total reached one million in 1955.
Sales eventually soared, in part because of the famous advertising campaigns by New York advertising agency, Doyle Dane Bernbach and Volkswagen ads became as popular as the car, the use of clear provisions and copy full of mind to attract younger, sophisticated consumers with whom the car became associated Although it was almost universally known as the Beetle, it was never officially labeled as such, to the designated place under the type name 1 the first reference to the name Beetle occurred in US advertising in 1968, but not before 1998 and Golf- based New Beetle would the name adopted by Wolfsburg.
During the 1960s and early 1970s, although the car was becoming outdated, US exports, innovative advertising and a growing reputation for reliability helped production figures to surpass the previous record holder levels, the Ford model T in 1973, total production was over 16 million.
VW expanded its product range in 1961 with the introduction of several Type 3 models, which were essentially body style variations Fastback, Notchback, Squareback based on type of mechanical base 1, and again in 1969 with the relatively unpopular type 4 also known as 411 and 412 models that differ significantly from previous models with the notable introduction of unibody construction, an automatic transmission, electronic fuel injection, and a robust power plant.
Volkswagen has added a Super Beetle Type 113 to its range in 1971 Type 113 differs from the standard Beetle in its use of a McPherson front suspension legs instead of the usual torsion bars as the nose of the car was stretched 2 inches to allow emergency wheel tire was flat, and the combination of these two characteristics have significantly increased the usable trunk space Despite the popularity of super Beetle with Volkswagen customers, purists preferred the standard Beetle with its nose less pronounced and suspension to original torsion bar in 1973, Volkswagen introduced the military thing about the type of theme 181 in America, recalling the kind of war the 81 military version was produced for NATO in the German army at the time of the Bundeswehr during the cold war years from 1970 to 1979 the US version Thing lasted only two years, 1973 and 1974, due at least in part to automobile safety campaigns of Ralph Nader.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, few would have predicted that the company could exceed the 356 - but he made the legendary 911 was launched in 1964 and continues to enjoy the longest production cycle any sports car in the world.
The son of Ferry, Ferdinand Ferdy Alexander wrote 911 of timeless style improved over the last four decades - 1974 911 Turbo was the first turbocharged sports car in the world - but never changed dramatically, the sixth 911 generation made its debut last year the car has been a hit with customers and critics, which means Porsche 911s will add to the 610,000 it sold in the last 40 years.
1939 - The son of Ferry Porsche Ferdy created the clay model of the Porsche 901 aka 911.
The Porsche 911 was developed as a more comfortable alternative much more powerful, for the Porsche 356, the first model of the company, and essentially a sporting evolution of the Volkswagen Beetle The new car made its debut in public in 1963 Internationale Automobil- Ausstellung, better known to English speakers as the motor show in Frankfurt.
It was designated as the Porsche 901 901 being the Peugeot internal project number protested on the grounds that they belong to the brand to all car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle So, before production started the new Porsche changed its name 911 is on sale in 1964.
During the reign of Ferry Porsche's commercial success has been helped by its numerous racing triumphs in events such as Le Mans and Formula One.
Ferry resigned from the board of directors of the company in 1972 but remained active on the Advisory board of the company, its functions of president until 1990 he was honorary chairman of the Advisory Committee until his death on March 27, 1998; Zell am See, Austria.
Audi The company traces its origins to 1899 and August Horch The first Horch automobile was produced in 1901 in Zwickau in 1909, Horch was forced from the company he had founded, he then started a new company in Zwickau and continued to use the mark Horch his former partners sued him in court for trademark infringement and a German court determined that the Horch brand belonged to his former company August Horch was forced not to use his last name in his new car business Horch immediately called a meeting at the Franz Fikentscher apartment to find a new name for his company during this meeting, the son of Franz quietly studying Latin in a corner of the room several times, he looked like he was on the point of saying something but would just swallow his words and continue working, until he finally let go, Father - audiatur and Altera Pars wouldn t it be a good idea to call AUDI instead HORCH Horch in German means Hark Audi is the Latin e nthusiastically The idea was accepted by all participants in the meeting.
It is also popular, but erroneously believed that Audi is an acronym for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt.
Audi started with a 2612 cc June 2 liter four-cylinder model with a Model 3564 DC 3-6L and 4680 cc 4 July 5720 cc L and 5 models 7L These cars were successful even in sporting events in August Horch left the company Audi in 1920, the first model six-cylinder, 4655 cc 4 July the appeared in 1924 in 1928, the company was acquired by Jørgen Rasmussen, owner of DKW, who bought the same year, the manufacturer remains US auto Rickenbacker, including the manufacturing equipment eight cylinders These engines were used in Audi models Audi Zwickau and Dresden, which were launched in 1929 at the same time, six cylinder and four Peugeot models under license cylinders were made Audi cars of that era were luxurious cars equipped with special bodywork.
Prewar Auto Unions are among the most technically and historically important grand prix racing cars ever created numerous articles and books have been written on how they disappeared behind the Iron Curtain during the war, the tenacity of a variety of sensors to find and save them, and the subsequent patience and skills of restorers to bring them back to life from the race.
During the racing season 1938, the V-12 were equipped with turbochargers cast aluminum in a single step, to fins for cooling and fed by dual Solex carburetors This fan has been reduced from that used on the V-16 of 6 liters, and 1 4 liters displaced per turn, delivering about 17psi supercharging 2 4 times the speed of the motor.
A Roots compressor loses its effectiveness at high speed, so Auto Union has developed a two-stage design, that was introduced during the 1939 season consisting of a shortened V-16 compressor 2 25 liters per revolution introduced into a short-lobed one unit 2-liters per revolution which is based on the D-type fan standard to a driven stage 1 63 times the speed of crank, this supercharger two stage provided about boost of 24psi, and around 100 additional horsepower, compared to the single -stage design the solex carburetors floating room were replaced with carbohydrates float pressure less developed jointly by Auto Union and society carburetor SUM in Berlin in addition, two pumps fuel were installed, one for fuel and another for the return of cars used fuel tanks not equipped with two fan stages can be recognized by the further air inlet to the carburettor and by a bulge on the right rear portion of the body.
The successes of the race of 1934-1939 V-16 and V-12 Auto unions are the stuff of legends during a great political agitation period in Europe Ironically, it was the great Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari, who won the last race in which Auto Union participated, the general Belgrade Price date of September 3, 1939, the race started as specific time France declared a state of war against Germany.
Auto Union plants were heavily bombed and partly destroyed during World War II After the war, Zwickau soon became part of the German Democratic Republic and seat of the Union Auto were transferred too Daimler-Benz acquired 88 percent of Auto Union and the next year, 1964 Benz sold the company to Volkswagen in September 1965, the model was launched, also boosting the brand Audi model has been classified internally as the F103 and sold as one the Audi name being a model designation rather than the manufacturer, who was still officially Auto Union, but later came to be known as the evolution Audi 72 model were named for their horsepower and sold as the Audi 60, 75, 80 and 90 These super models sold until 1972.
In 1969, Auto Union merged with NSU, based in Neckarsulm near Stuttgart in the 1950s NSU had been the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles, but has evolved to produce small cars like the NSU Prinz TT and TTS versions are still Popular as old NSU car racing then focused on new rotary engines according to the ideas of Felix Wankel in 1967, the new NSU Ro 80 was a car space age ahead of its time in technical details such as aerodynamics the light weight and safety but teething problems with the rotary engines put an end to the independence of NSU Today the Neckarsulm plant is used to produce the larger Audi models.
The average size car NSU had worked, K70, was intended to slot between the rear-engined Prinz models and futuristic Ro 80 However, Volkswagen took the K70 for its own range, spelling the end of NSU as a separate brand.
The new amalgamated company was known as Audi NSU Auto Union AG, and saw the emergence of Audi as a separate brand for the first time since the Volkswagen prewar era introduced the Audi brand to US for model year 1970.
The first new car of this regime was the Audi 100 1968 This was soon joined by the Audi 80 that Fox was the basis for the 1973 Volkswagen Passat in 1972 and the Audi 50 later rebadged as the Volkswagen Polo in 1974.
1980 - Porsche designed Volkswagen Audi Quattro with AWD.
Picture Audi at that time was a conservative, and so, a proposal from chassis engineer Jörg Bensinger 2 was accepted to develop the technology in four-wheel drive military vehicle Iltis Volkswagen for a performance car car Audi and rally racing performance car, introduced in 1980, was named the quattro coupe turbo which was also the first production vehicle to major German scale present the permanent all-wheel drive through a center differential excluding British Jensen FF previously produced in small numbers commonly known as the Ur Ur-Quattro prefix is a German augmentative used, in this case to mean original and is also applied to the first generation of sport sedans Audi S4 and S6, as in UrS4 and UrS6, few of these vehicles were produced all handcrafted by one equ ipe, but the model was a great success in rally prominent victories proved the viability of all-wheel drive racecars, and the Audi name became associated with advances in automotive technology.
In 1985, with the official name of Auto Union and NSU brands effectively dead, the company has now been reduced to simply Audi AG.
In 1986, the Passat-based Audi 80 was beginning to develop a kind of grandfather car image, the type 89 was introduced this new development sold extremely well but its modern and dynamic exterior belied the low performance of its database engine, and its base package was even quite spartan passenger side mirror was an option in 1987, Audi introduced a new and very elegant Audi 90, which had a much superior set of standard features in the early nineties, the sales began to collapse the Audi 80 series, and some basic construction problems started to surface.
This decline in sales was not helped in the United States by a 60 Minutes report which purported to show that Audi automobiles suffered from unintended acceleration The ratio of 60 minutes was based on reports of acceleration customers when the brake pedal was pushed independent investigators concluded that it was more likely due to a close placement of accelerator and brake pedals unlike American cars, and the inability, when not lend attention to distinguish between the two in the race cars, when downshifting manually heavy braking, the accelerator should be used to properly match engine speed, so both pedals have to be close to each other to be operated with the right foot at once, toes on the brake, the heel on the accelerator it did not become an issue in Europe, possibly spokes one of the most widespread among European drivers experience with manual transmissions.
60 Minutes ignored this fact and rigged a car to perform uncontrollably The report immediately crushed Audi sales, and Audi renamed the affected model 5000 became the 100 200 in 1989, as it was elsewhere Audi had contemplated withdrawing from the US market until sales began to recover in mid-1990, the turning point for Audi was the sale of the new A4 in 1996, with the release of the A4 June 8 series, which was developed in collaboration with VW and other sister brands so called platforms.
At present, the Audi sales are growing strongly in Europe, 2004 marked the 11th consecutive increase in sales, selling 779.441 vehicles worldwide record figures were recorded in 21 of the top 50 most sales markets significant sales increases came from Eastern Europe 19 3, 2 and Africa 17 Middle East 58 5 citation needed in March 2005, Audi built its first two dealerships in India following its high increase in sales in the region.
Audi has recently started offering a computerized control system for its cars called Multi Media Interface MMI This comes amid the BMW iDrive control criticism, essentially a rotating control knob designed to control radio, satellite navigation, TV, heating and car controls with a screen MMI was widely reported improvement on BMW iDrive BMW has since made their iDrive more user-friendly.
MMI has been generally well received, as it requires less menu surfing with its mass of buttons around a central knob, with shortcuts to the radio or phone functions screen, color or monochrome, is mounted on the dashboard upright, and the A6 and A8, the controls are mounted horizontally However, a system like MMI is also available on the Audi A3 and A4 models when equipped with the optional navigation system.
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To replace the formula 750 kg for Grand Prix cars that expired at the end of 1937, the Sports Commission has decreed, from 1 January 1938 to 31 December 1940, the maximum capacity of the engine should be limited to 3 liters if it is supercharged and 4 5 liters if complement at a higher speed has not been used.
With this edict V-16 Auto Union Type C, who ran the 1934-1937 Grand Prix has become obsolete Professor Ferdinand Porsche had been responsible for the design and development of the 16-cylinder Type C This base 45 degree V - 16 grew up moving every year from 4358cc and ending in 1937 to 6329cc during this four-year period, the output of the supercharged engine almost doubled 285-545 There shouldn t surprising that the type C, its front wall driving position and a mid-engine configuration, is subject to extreme turning on.
In 1938-1939 Professor Robert Eberan von Eberhorst took responsibility for the development of the Auto Union Type D from Dr. Porsche Eberhorst chose to design a V-12 to 60 degrees, and supercharged with a compression ratio of 10 0 1 With a 65mm bore and 75mm stroke, the moved 2985cc engine, producing 420bhp 7000rmp in the first year and 485bhp at 7000rpm maximum torque for the next most powerful version was 405lb-ft at 4000rpm.
Porsche Audi Volkswagen -Timeline 1875 - Ferdinand Porsche was born in North Bohemia Reichenberg 1893 -The young Porsche demonstrated excellent mechanical aptitude and at the age of 18, was recommended for a job in Vienna with Bela Egger later Brown Boveri in Vienna, he sneaked into night classes at the technical University, the only formal training in engineering he ever got -Ferdinand 1900 Porsche gets a first job and invented the first electric car while working for a company automotive called Jacob Lohner 1905 - Porsche won the award as outstanding Poetting car designer Austria's exceptional reputation is spreading across Europe 1906 - Austro-Daimler attracts Porsche to be their chief designer 1909 - Porsche's son was born, Ferdinand Anton Ernst nicknamed Porsche Ferry Porsche Fuhr-ee receives the news of the birth of his son telegram following a race at Semm ering in Austria 1917 - Porsche receives what became his greatest honor, an honorary doctorate of technical Vienna University, the same institution where 24 years earlier he had sneaked into night classes This degree has been designated by the now famous Dr. Ing hc who was always part of the personality, and possibly a portion of its business name, Dr. Ing hc F Porsche AG Professor 1920 - Porsche starts kissing racing as a way to improve its 1920 cars - the Porsche family moved to Stuttgart to get closer to Austro-Daimler 1922 - Ferry Porsche started racing at the age of 14 with a car designed by his father and won his class in Targa Floria Sicicly 1925 - Auto designer Bela Barenyi Benz develops gross initial sketch of the first form of self Beetle as the concept is discarded and never developed beyond 1926 - Austro-Daimler s e merged with Benz, Mercedes-Benz became the new merger shifts the company's interest in the luxury car in 1928 -His Ferry Porsche, 18, takes an internship with Bosch 1929 -Porsche leaves Mercedes-Benz after the Council rejects the concept of light flow cars lined -Dr 1931 Ferdinand Porsche started Porsche Büro aka Dr. Ing hc F Porsche GmbH Konstructionsbüro für Motoren, Fahrzeuge, Luftfahrzeuge und Wasserfahrzeugbau in Stuttgart, more commonly known as Dr. Ing hc F Porsche AG the firm designed building and consultation for engines, automobiles, airplanes and motor boats left the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg in 1931 -During its business the first year, Porsche outline the Beetle, inspired by sketches of 1925 Barényi -Ferdinand 1933 Porsche was given the assignment by Auto Union in Saxony to develop a race of 16-cylinder car in 1934 -Porsche invented the torsion bar 22 -June 1934 Adolf Hitler contracts Porsche to develop the Beetle or Hilter called the KdFWagen 1936 -Berlin Hitler Auto Show announces the production of the Beetle 1939 Volkswagen Aerocoupe -Porsche creates using his new invention, the wind tunnel in 1940 -Supplier official unveiling of the Berlin Auto KdFWagen Show Germany goes to war in 1942 strengths -Adolf Hitler Volkswagen also the Nazi movement with the production of military vehicles in 1942 - Porsche invented Quattro for use in military vehicles 1945 - war ends After the capture of Wolfsburg plant VW by US troops, British forces have control of the area and VW Wolfsburg plant in 1945 -Porsche and Ferry are called to be interviewed for their connections to the Nazis Although acquitted, Porsche Sr was imprisoned in Dijon, France 2 years 1947 - Porsche is released from prison and returned to Germany in 1948 49 -Heinz Nordhoff was appointed general manager to operate Wolfsburg plant 20,000 beetles were produced Henry Ford considered buying VW to 5 million, but later retracted its offer after saying would buy the funny little car the Beetle could easily go out to sell the Ford Model T in 1948 - the first Volkswagen 356 is produced in Gmund, Austria 1948 -With the encouragement of Porsche, they renamed the car the Porsche 356, citing that people do not want to pay the higher price for Volkswagen's because Volkswagen was known as the affordable car Volkswagen and Porsche are officially two entities in 1949 -Porsche becomes Austrian distributor for Volkswagen in 1949 -Porsche is now back in Stuttgart and allowed Porsche AG is restored back home in 1949 -January 17, the first Beetle was officially purchased by America Ben Pon Max Hoffman became the first side of the importing State -Porsche 1951 Volkswagen produced the 550 Spyder 1951 1 0 -January, Dr. Porsche died in 1952 -Canada sees its first official Beetle 1953 - Volkswagen factory opens in Sao Paolo, Brazil Beetle 1955 product -September 15, James Dean was killed in his Porsche 550 Spyder after overthrowing to avoid car that had turned in front of the car Dean Dean died instantly with a broken neck in 1958 -Volkswagen of America became a direct subsidiary of Wolfsburg 1963 - Ferry's son, Ferdy creates 901 later renamed 911 1964-911 is 1964-912 product followed suit and s is produced and offered input 911 1964 buys -Volkswagen Audi AG in 1965 -10 millionth Beetle produced 1971 - 1972 Super Beetle product - small-son of Porsche, Ferdinand Piech takes over VW Audi 1974 - Golf water cooled Rabbit is officially presented and even the invention of the rear hatch or hot hatch or Pocket Rocket and gave hope to fans of cars that are still suffering from the crisis gas that took away their Detroit Muscle 1977 - official end of the Beetle production in Europe and the Americas 1979 - Rabbit GTI debuted in Canada 1980 - Audi released the Quattro and causes a stir in the world of cars 1983 - Rabbit GTI debuted in the US in 1981 -20 millionth Beetle was produced in Puebla, Mexico in 1998 -Volkswagen Beetle officially recognized as model name -Ferry 1998 2007 Porsche Dies -Porsche Volkswagen AG buys for July 13 billion on is buying Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Seat, Skoda, etc.
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