the new Chancellor of Germany ,announced his plan for the “motorization” of Germany at the Berlin Auto Show. Volkswagen was founded in 1937 with the help of German engineer Ferdinand Porsche, who wanted to design a small, sleek, low‐priced car with a rear engine and air‐cooled capabilities that could hold up to five people (Bernstein). During the war however, the Volkswagen factory was destroyed by bombs. After temporary British occupancy from 1945 to 1949, the company finally…
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