► Who was behind Volkswagen Beetle? ◄

The idea for the Beetle came from Adolf Hitler, who wanted to mass-produce a car (the peoples car, the Volkswagen) which the average man in the street would be able buy.A Stuttgart based design company, owned and run by Ferdinand Porsche, in April 1934 was given the important task ofdesigning this special car which was famously called 'Volkswagen Beetle'.