Volkswagen

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Through Henry Ford's influence, the idea of a Volkswagen became the leitmotif of automotive publications during the Weimar Republic, inspiring the fantasy of designers. Late fame was gained by the 18-year old Hungarian technology student Béla Barény, who submitted a "Fahrgestell-Entwurf für einen Volkswagen" (chassis design for a Volkswagen) in 1925 and - along with August Horch, Ettore Bugatti, Ferdinand Porsche and Heinrich Nordhoff - came to be included in the "Automotive Hall of Fame". Although the motorcycle was the front-runner in the motorization of Germany during the 1920s, automobile manufacturers were making obvious advances. Because of high vehicle taxes and fuel prices, they pushed forward with the development of small engined, economically feasible vehicles. The Volkswagen was the main attraction of the international automobile shows in Berlin in the early 1930s, not as a brand name, but as a classification. BMW, Mercedes, Opel, Ford, Adler and Hanomag, ...

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Volkswagen Ltd.) was established in Berlin. The name was changed to "Volkswagenwerk GmbH" on September 16, 1938 and was entered into the Commercial Register on October 13. Franz Xaver Reimspieß, an engine designer at Porsche KG, created the Volkswagen trademark, the "letters V and W contained in a circle". The registration application was filed on October 1, 1948 and the trademark was registered with the German Patent Office on November 21, 1953. Adolf Hitler coined the name "KdF-Wagen" for the automobile developed by Ferdinand Porsche. Accompanied by a massive advertising campaign, the "Deutsche Arbeitsfront" introduced a KdF-Wagen savings installment plan on August 12, 1938. ...

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