Essay about The History of Volkswagen

He gave it the name “KdF Wagen,”. KdF was the abbreviation for “Kraft durch Freude” (Strength through Joy), a subsidiary of the German Labor Front. He advised the designer that it should resemble a beetle. In 1934, Porsche submitted the best design — and was awarded the contract. At the 1935 German auto show, Hitler was full of praise for Porsche. He wanted to call the factory the “Porsche Plant,” but Ferdinand Porsche was opposed to the idea. Instead, it became the Volkswagen Plant instead. The car was a huge success (it was made available to citizens of the Third Reich through a savings scheme at 990 Reichsmark, about the price of a small motorcycle), but toward the end of the war resources were low and public availability declined. However, till this day, the legacy of Volkswagen continues to thrive all over the world with its great design and

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In general the automobile was invented to transport people. Horses were the main mode of transportation and a self powered vehicle seemed to offer many benefits. We have looked at the automobile history and seen how this innovation occurred. The United States in the 19th century had been developing a very successful metal-working industry, which included firearms, sewing machines and machine tools. Not only did this push technology ahead but it also created demand products of a complex technical nature. This technology is what leads to the production of the automobile. The electric car for many years followed the same format that the internal combustion automobile went

something that everyone once dreamed of owning. Now after the war. they could finally own one. Automobiles of the 1940’s were dull and very plain. This was because designers were too busy designing tanks, planes, etc... for the ongoing war. The major event that took place that changed the way cars looked and how they performed happened on October 14, 1947. This was when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. From this point on everyone wanted to go faster.

8 hours. Finally, over, of painstakingly mopping rugged floors of the crowded international terminal. Not how a regular 21-year-old woman should spend her time. Now, just cramming myself in my old Volkswagen and driving for hours under the dark and eerie atmosphere to a spine – chilling home ...

World War II opened the doors for affordable vehicles for everyone. It all started with children’s toys and steam-powered vehicles that broke down every other day. Although breakdowns were frequent, cars were mass-produced. Because they were expensive, poorly designed, and there were no adequate roads to drive on, the first cars were simply a novelty. Once World War II began, companies stopped producing vehicles for the everyday driver and started

Volkswagen: Bold and Truthful Historians tend to portray the 1950s as a decade of prosperity, conformity, and consensus. This was the after war pro America time period. The 1960s as a decade of turbulence, protest, and disillusionment, in other words a time of freedom and self-expression. These stereotypes are largely true, though, as with everything in life, there are exceptions to this perspective.

The brainchild of Adolf Hitler and Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, was designed to be a car for the German masses to build the country. After Germany had lost World War 2 in 1945, production began on the Type 1. Under British control, the car quickly became a common sight on the roads of England and all over Europe. In 1949, 2 Volkswagen Type 1’s were shipped into the U.S. Despite small numbers in the U.S. market, by 1955, Volkswagen was selling 28,000 Type-1’s a year. When the 60’s arrived, the Type 1, now recognized as the Beetle, had become a common sight on American roads, competing directly with Detroit steel companies like Chrysler, Ford, and GM. With little design changes from the original, the car became a staple in “hippie” movements across the country. The Beetle dominated the world in 1968, when it shattered the record for most cars produced, previously held by Henry Ford’s Model T. Worldwide production continued to 1979, when the last Beetles destined for the world market were exported to their dealerships. After 1979, production was limited to Mexico, where the car continued to be produced until 2003 when the last Beetle rolled off the line, bringing an end to one of the most well-known legacies within the car world. Today, despite its discontinuation, the Volkswagen Beetle remains within the hearts of car collectors and people who had owned these cars as young adults during the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, Making it one of the most

the ford mustang was an amazing car back in the sixties and still is till this day. It was affordable by most families and still an awesome car. It was first shown in the ford pavillion in new york city on april 16th 1964 it was released the beatles came to new york pretty cool coincidence. The next generation was influenced by an Italian coachbuilder as a result it became a smaller more fuel efficient car instead of trying to compete with the big boy cars. :) the next car was made with more power with a engine with more power. The third generation the mustangs was almost killed by the other more modern cans like the ford aero the chevy camaro and the pontiac firebird. But the mustang released a new model called the probe and then the mustang

After Ferdinand Porsche died, Ferry Porsche completely took over the business. Ferry Porsche was an engineer similar to his father but as both a man and a manager, he was very different. But, like his father he worked hard and he was inspirations to others. He was known for his designs and skills, and made the Porsche association very successful. The four-cylinder Type 356 became a huge success. Some of the lightweight aluminum coupes that were built constructed in Gmund, Austria were adjusted for racing around 1951. Prototype Type 550s were next in production in 1953 and by 1954, equipped with the Fuhrman four-cam Type 547 motors in them, the Spyders were winning 1500-cc class races frequently and winning overall every now and then (“Porsche History: Milestones”). The Spyders were developed throughout 1962 when the Carrera Abarth was debut, with an Italian aluminum body resembling the 356 design, but “riced out”. By 1964 Ferry’s son, Butzi Porsche, was credited for the design of both the 904 and the successor street car of the 356, the Porsche 901/911(“Ferdinand Porsche Biography”).

1. According to a major economics consulting firms, Fiat`s ¨South American operations are the jewel in the Italian company`s global operations¨. Fiat has plants in Brazil and Argentina, and Brazil is the biggest market, well ahead of its home-country market. In 2011, with the Chrysler venture taking up more and more of the firm`s attention – and as European sales suffered a steep decline – rumors began to circulate that Marchionne might move Fiat headquarters from Italy to the United States. Discuss Fiat´s takeover of Chrysler as part of strategy to transform itself from international business into a multinational or global business

technology project. The BPTO produced weekly status reports and monthly budget reviews helping the company gauge where it was heading towards. Thus the alignment started advancing (Austin, 2007).

Since the development of the steam engine people had been interested in creating self-powered vehicles, this manifested during the industrial revolution as the train. However, as time went on people became interested in creating a vehicle that wasn’t confined to tracks. The earliest attempts were moderately successful but served little practical purpose. Automobiles first began to truly spread with the invention of the electric motor which created cheaper, more powerful, and safer automobiles. Still the automobile still had numerous problems and were mainly in the hands of the rich. It was the development of the internal combustion engine and the assembly line that was truly able to create a practical vehicle that could be used by all and

In the beginning, man’s only form of transportation was his own feet. Later, to comfort his journey on foot, was the invention of footwear. Through envy of the speed of other animals he would learn to tame these animals. People who live in the desert ride atop camels. The people who live in the frigid climates travel by dogs. Some people from places like India ride elephants. But the must widely used form of transportation by animal power was by horse. Man would soon develop boats and ships to travel long distances over water and time would flow like the rivers and hundreds of years later, in the late 1700s steam power became the new craze. Steam power got the wheels turning amongst many inventors who

Ferry Porsche designed the firm’s first car, the Porsche 356. Although its body was an original design many Volkswagen parts were used to save costs. The original car was fast and very light weight, gaining attention by taking first place in the Innsbruck city race. Production was transferred from Austria to Stuttgart in 1950. The firm focused on performance and continued to reengineer and refine the car. By the late 1950’s the Porsche 356 utilized far fewer parts from Volkswagen. Figure 3 shows a 1951 split windshield 356 Cabriolet.