The Volkswagen brand (pronounced Folks-vah-gen) that we know today is 88 years old. In May 28, 1937, the German government, under the National Socialist (Nazi) Party formed a new automobile company by the name Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH. However, the name was changed to Volkswagenwerk that same year. The term Volkswagenwerk meant "The People's Car Company." The first car Volkswagen ever produced was the Volkswagen Type 1, popularly known as the Beetle, which was designed by Ferdinand Porsche and his team. Advertisement Fast forward to today, the Volkswagen group is known as the parent company to some...