| Today, Volkswagen has become the largest | | | | produced and sold about 16 million Beetles, |
| automaker in Europe and one of the largest in the | | | | Volkswagen started thinking of another car model |
| world. Its cars have been cultural icons for | | | | that is more updated. A new assembly of |
| different public movements and programs since | | | | Volkswagen parts gave birth to the VW Golf in |
| the time that the company was established. | | | | 1974. In terms if the overall mechanism and the |
| Volkswagen parts have been very important | | | | new design, which was sketched out by Italian |
| elements of the twentieth century society that | | | | Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Golf or alternately VW |
| first experienced the "people's car," the English | | | | Rabbit was indeed different from it predecessor. |
| meaning of the German brand name. It was first | | | | What remained the same is the unparalleled |
| commissioned by the German government in the | | | | quality of the Volkswagen parts that retained the |
| 1930s and was later used as a symbol of the | | | | mark of German precision and durability. Its design |
| 1960s social movements. After the massive initial | | | | actually rode in the trend of the prevalent look of |
| success of the Volkswagen Beetle, the company | | | | family cars with their hatchbacks. After VW Golf, |
| subsequently produced other models that include | | | | this trendy appearance finally solidified into a |
| the Polo, Passat, Scirroco and Corrado. | | | | standard form that is still visible in the latest of |
| Today, the list of popular Volkswagen vehicles is | | | | contemporary vehicles. Volkswagen cars have |
| comprised of the new Beetle, Jetta and Phaeton. | | | | been sold in a lot of countries all over the world, |
| It was from 1948 that Volkswagen concentrated | | | | proving its competitiveness with its international |
| efforts in manufacturing and marketing the | | | | appeal. Now, more than ever, the car's mark as |
| Volkswagen Beetle which was proving to be very | | | | the people's car has indeed become more fully |
| successful. By 1978, however, after having had | | | | realized. |