Volkswagen

Was Volkswagen Founded By Hitler

The German government, then governed by Adolf Hitler of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party, establishes a new state-owned vehicle corporation on May 28th, 1937, under the name Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH. It was called simply Volkswagenwerk later that year, meaning “People’s Car Corporation. Volkswagen’s original owners were the Nazi-affiliated German Labor Front, …

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Is Volkswagen And Porsche The Same Company

In 2011, Volkswagen acquired Porsche. Porsche was once considered a division of Volkswagen AG (interestingly, besides being the Porsche parent company, VW also owns Audi, Bugatti, and Lamborghini). In that sense, Volkswagen AG is the business that owns Porsche. Does VW own Porsche entirely? Porsche SE, a holding company for the families’ interest in Porsche …

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