"The Kafer Volkswagen (Volkswagen means "the people auto") you/he/she was born before the Second World war, planned by Ferdinand Porsche (but wanted by Adolf Hitler) to economically put the Germans to the steering wheel of an approachable automobile. The Kafer (initially called "Type 60") it has to entertain two adults and three children, to reach the 100km/h, to cross 10km with a liter of gasoline and not to cost more than 1000 marks (then the cost of a motorbike). You production has beginning after the Second World war and is the British army to start the development of the group Volkswagen. After the war the British army is found to manage what stays some factory Volkswagen, (over the 60 percent of the factory you/he/she has gone destroyed during the war), some projects and few pieces. They have gone also destroyed all the autos prototype. The Volkswagen is offered to various societies, but all refuse saying that the Volkswagen would not have had future. This way the British army entrusts to the most greater Ivan Hirst, a manager of bank of the Yorkshire, the charge to make to work the factory. He knows how to direct the dependent Volkswagen reaching the notable figure of production of 1785 May-bugs at the end of 1945. The exports start, toward Holland in 1947 and toward USA in 1949 and in the same year the Volkswagenwerk GmbH is constituted, passed to the German government. In 1963 it arrives the 1500, available derisions, station wagon and coupe. 1965 is the year of the 1600 TL, with body car fastback. Always in 1965 the Volkswagen says from the Mercedes the auto Union, that understands Audi and DKW. In 1968, just before the purchase of the NSU, the House introduces the 411 of scarce success. In 1969 the Volkswagen pays attention to the sporting ones, sector until then faced only with the Karmann-Ghia years 50, in collaboration with the Porsche: they are born so the VW-Porsches. Always in 1969 the Pescaccia arrives, that remembers the military models. The years '70s are important for the Volkswagen: in the 1970 lance the K70, projected with the NSU; in 1973 the first generation of the Passat is introduced, that lance probably the family of motors of greater success of every time, the family EA827; in 1974 the Scirocco is introduced, an elegant coupe. But the true hit is the Golf first series (1974), drawn by George Giugiaro, that brings the society to levels of success ever reached. 1978 is the year in which the last Kafer made goes out in Germany. The following year is introduced the Jetta, the version three volumes of the Golf. In 1981 another important auto is introduced for Volkswagen:la Polo first series. Following the Polo it places side by side him a small three volumes, the Derby. In the same year it enters production the Passat second generation, very similar aesthetically to the before, but very different as contained, and an accord with also the Chinese Popular Republic is signed for producing the derision Santana, derived by the Passat. In 1983 it also arrives later the second series of the Golf and one year the renewed Jetta. Three years later, in 1986, the Volkswagen purchases the 51% of the Seat (percentage that in the 1990 salt to 99,99%). In 1988 the new Passats arrive (3a series) and the coupe Corrado (substitute of the Scirocco). In 1990 the Polo 2a series arrives. The following year the Volkswagen purchases the Skoda and introduces the Golf 3, and with it the Vento (for many countries the Jetta changes name) and the Golf Variant, the first Golf station wagon. They follow: Passat restyling (1994); Polo 3 (1994), versions 3 doors, 5 doors and Variant; mono great volume Sharan (1995), fruit of the accord with Ford; Passat 4a series (1996), from 1997 also Variant; Golf 4a series (1997), available 3 doors, 5 doors, cabrio, Variant; Wolf (1998), first city car Volkswagen, available also with a technological and parsimonious but expensive preparation (1.2 TDIs 3L); Bora 4 doors and Variant (1999), it replaces the Vento; New Beetle (1999), in memory of the mythical Kafer, available also Cabrio from 2003; Sharan restyling (2000); Passat 4a serious restyling (2000), a jump of class and prestige for the mark; Polo 4a series (2001), the small Volkswagen makes a big breakthrough; Phaeton (2002), a big derision of luxury that unfortunately it is not very sold, it introduces the most powerful Turbodiesel I husk her/it, the 5.0 V10 TDI from 313 cvs; Touareg (2002), the first off-road Volkswagen, available with the fantastic motor 5.0 V10s TDI; always in 2002, Bernd Pitschetrieder is the new president Volkswagen and replaces Ferdinand Piech (president VW from 1993, before Audi); Last arrived the Touran (2003), first middle monovolme Volkswagen."
