September 6, 1949 – Volkswagen is returned to German control
After being taken over by British forces following the end of World War II in Europe, Volkswagen was handed back
After being taken over by British forces following the end of World War II in Europe, Volkswagen was handed back
Introduced in 1908, the Ford Model T would set the record for the highest produced automotive model by the time
By August of 1955 Volkswagen produced the Type 1 Beetle, the Type 2 Bus and it had recently introduced the
Introduced in Germany during the Nazi regime as the The People’s Car, the Volkswagen Type 1, commonly referred to as
After being taken over by British forces following the end of World War II in Europe, Volkswagen was handed back
Volkswagen publicly introduced the production version of its new Karmann Ghia on this day in 1955 at the Kasino Hotel
Volkswagen launched the Golf R32 in Europe on this day in 2002 as a 2003 model. The performance variant become
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