The history of the Volkswagen concern began in the German city of Wolfsburg in 1934. Ferdinand Porsche is a famous German designer and engineer (founder of the world famous German automobile company Porsche AG), who devoted 4 years of his life to creating the first “people's car” (“volk” - people, “wagen” - car, German) , stood at the origins of the future legend of the world automotive industry. Already in 1935, the Volkswagen VW30, nicknamed the Beetle, was developed. Later it became the name of the car. After the war, the Wolfsburg plant fell into the British occupation zone. In 1945, the British ordered the plant to manufacture 20 thousand cars. Since 1947 Volkswagen began exporting cars to other European countries. Volkswagen auto parts along with cars began to be supplied to Holland and other neighboring countries. The concern seized its real leadership in building a system of lending and car sales. Now, only after the defeat of Hitlerism, the famous "Beetle" has become a truly people's car, repeating the success of the Ford T in America. In 1949, a prototype of the second Volkswagen legend, the Bulli, appeared - a small but roomy and reliable, and most importantly - inexpensive and easy-to-maintain commercial minibus. In various modifications, the "Goby" was produced until the early 1980s, and the famous "Beetle" itself - until 1971, when its production was moved to Mexico. In the 1970s, the company launched models that became iconic for a long time: the front-wheel-drive Passat, Golf (1973) and Polo (1975). Each has undergone several reprints and served as the basis for the development of modern models of the company. Today, the Volskwagen-Audi AG alliance produces cars of all categories from minicars to SUVs and minibuses of the brands Volskwagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Seat, Skoda