History of Volkswagen
1875-September 3rd
Ferdinand Porsche was born
1931
Porsche drew first sketches of the Beetle
1934
Adolf Hitler contracts Porsche to develop the Beetle
1938
Laying of the cornerstone of the VW factory
1939
Germany goes to war
1946-1785
cars were constructed mostly by hand
1955-April
Volkswagen of America was originally formed
1963-September
7 millionth Beetle produced
1975
Last year for the "Thing"
1995
Sharan Van was introduced in Europe
1998-January
Volkswagen unveiled the production of the new beetle