1. 1934
   1937
2. 1942
   1946

The German government, under the control of Adolf Hitler, was the first owner of Volkswagen, which was supposed to provide practical, affordable personal transportation to citizens.

1. Berlin, Germany
   Munich, Germany
2. Wolfsburg, Germany
   Zurich, Switzerland

Wolfsburg, which is situated in the northern portion of Germany, has been the home of Volkswagen since the beginning.

1. It manufactured military machinery.
   It only made consumer vehicles
2. It shut down to conserve resources.
   It helped fund the Allies' war efforts.

Volkswagen, like other automakers on both sides of the conflict, pivoted to making military vehicles and machinery. Allied bombers destroyed the original factory in Wolfsburg.

1. Henry Ford II
   Karl Benz
2. Ferdinand Porsche
   Franz Guttenberg

Ferdinand Porsche, who founded another German automaker you might've heard about before, was the creator of the Beetle. Some history books incorrectly cite Adolf Hitler as creating it, but he just liked to take credit for others' work.

1. 1972
   1973
2. 1984
   1986

As Volkswagen reacted to changes in the market, it started dumping rear-engine vehicles in the 1970s, replacing them with front-engine, sportier cars like the Passat.

1. 9
   7
2. 10
   12

With VW, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, VW Commercial Vehicles, Scania and Man, the Volkswagen Group covers a diverse cross-section of the automotive market.

1. Selling TDIs to ISIS.
   Software for diesel vehicles that only ran within the legal limits during emissions testing.
2. Inflating diesel fuel prices.
   Faulty gaskets in the TDI engines.

A simple and innocent test uncovered that for years Volkswagen had been lying about the clean nature of its TDI models' emissions, resulting in billions in government fines and lawsuit settlements.

1. 2015
   2016
2. 2013
   2017

Despite the whole Dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen was able to sell 10.7 million vehicles during 2017, mostly thanks to extremely strong sales in China.

1. 1977
   1997
2. 1992
   2008

After acquiring a 30.9 percent stake in Volkswagen the previous year, Porsche's coup fails, leaving the other brand on the verge of bankruptcy once more. VW then bought a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche, which was reversed thanks to legalities.

1. the Beetle
   van/pickup/camper
2. motor home
   economy car

The Type 2, which people have referred to as the VW Bus or a few other names, remains a highly sought-after classic to this day.

1. 1938
   1947
2. 1952
   1963

If you can get your hands on a model with the split rear window, instead of the big, oval window most people know, they're worth some pretty serious money.

1. the German president's wife
   Ferdinand Porsche's oldest daughter
2. the CEO's mother-in-law
   the car's designer and coachbuilder

Volkswagen contracted with the famous Italian vehicle designer Ghia to make something sleek and attractive, while German coachbuilder Karman made each car by hand.

1. Chevrolet Malibu
   Toyota Corolla
2. Ford Model T
   Honda Accord

On February 17, 1972 the 15,007,034th Beetle was sold, edging past the previous record that was held by the Model T.

1. blown cylinder head gaskets
   torque steer
2. turbos blowing
   constant overboost

By turbocharging the 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine used in the New Beetle, Volkswagen was able to squeeze out 180 horsepower. If it had added all-wheel drive the car might've been a legitimate pocket rocket.

1. 1
   2
2. 3
   5

In that one year, the VW Group bought Lamborghini, Bugatti and Bentley, which are from three different countries and have considerable market clout.

1. Golf
   Beetle
2. Jetta
   Touareg

The VW Jetta MK3 launched in 1993 and was a red-hot commodity among American buyers, far outselling the Golf and convincing VW management to stick around in this market.

1. a region in southern Germany
   German for "trail"
2. a trade wind in the Pacific
   a nomadic group in North Africa

The brand's mid-size luxury SUV was never a huge sales success, and some say it was partly because of the name people struggled to pronounce and remember.

1. Bushwhacker
   Purgatorial
2. 181
   Duckface

Most people know this two-wheel-drive convertible four-door vehicle as the Thing, which was made from 1968 to 1983 and still turns heads.

1. 1998
   1987
2. 2000
   2001

At the leading edge of the retro styling craze for cars, something that really appealed to aging Boomers, Volkswagen decided to bring the Beetle back. This time it was bubblier and had a flower pot.

1. Passat
   Golf
2. Beetle
   Tiguan

Essentially, the Jetta MK1 was a Gold with a trunk, using the same platform and designer as its sibling model, since VW realized some consumers wanted a trunk and not a rear hatch.

1. grade schools
   concentration camps
2. stay-at-home moms
   grandparents

Some have characterized the practice of German firms during the war using people in concentration camps as free labor as slavery. This is a portion of the past VW would like to forget.

1. BMW
   Audi
2. Bugatti
   Porsche

After buying Auto Union in 1964 and NSU Motorenwerke in 1969, VW merged the two to create Audi as we know it today.

1. 1955
   1984
2. 1976
   1992

Thanks to the introduction of the Rabbit, the only Beetle that was sold in this market going forward for some time was the beloved convertibles.

1. Lady and the Tramp
   101 Dalmatians
2. Cars
   Love Bug

Herbie, the sentient Volkswagen Beetle that beat out bigger, more powerful cars in races absolutely fascinated audiences when the first movie debuted in 1968.

1. minivan
   bus
2. sports car
   compact coupe

Sold as the VW 1500 and 1600, the coupe came in three different forms: fastback, notchback and squareback.

1. fuel-cell cars
   pickup trucks
2. electric cars
   diesel-powered vehicles

As part of the reparation for the Dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen is pushing forward with an aggressive electric vehicles product rollout, including the I.D. Buzz, a throwback to the old VW buses.

1. Ferdinand Porsche
   FDR
2. a British army officer
   Josef Stalin

The Potsdam Agreement established between the UK, US, and USSR would have mean the factory was up for being dismantled, but Major Ivan Hirst saw the car could help with the German economy, and so persuaded his superiors to spare it.

1. It will boost driving range to 400 miles.
   It lowered the price by $8,000 for 2018.
2. It was discontinued after 2017.
   It won't say what the plans are.

With a new I.D. model launching in 2020, and the e-Golf not selling well because it was outclassed by new EV models, Volkswagen decided to pull the plug after 2017.

1. 1976
   1979
2. 1981
   1983

To create the GTI, Volkswagen took a Golf and dropped Audi's 1.6-liter inline four-cylinder engine in the car, combining power with a lightweight platform.

1. an all-electric motor
   a fuel-cell setup
2. VR6
   a natural gas engine

If you'd visited Volkswagen Golf forums online in the late '90s and early 2000s, you would have found enthusiasts arguing that either the VR6 or 1.8T was the superior engine and the future of the car.

1. Bushwhacker
   Hufeisen
2. Detroit
   Thunderballs

With the GTI once again looking different from other Golfs, VW used an awesome wheel design for the car, which were called Hufeisen wheels in the US market.

1. It launched an anti-DUI ad campaign.
   It paid for free taxis at night.
2. It decided to not comment on the issue.
   It made E100 vehicles for the country.

Thanks to the oil crisis of 1973, the Brazilian government invested heavily in promoting bioethanol vehicles, so Volkswagen produced a series of neat ethanol models to support that initiative.

1. 1932
   1990
2. 1955
   1982

In 1982, Volkswagen first entered an agreement with Spanish automaker SEAT. Just four years later it bought a majority share in the company, then four years later bought it outright, which it still owns today.

1. 1992
   1984
2. 1997
   2003

You might've thought the original Beetle died sometime in the 20th century, but the car lived on and was rolling off the production line in Puebla, Mexico until 70 years after Ferdinand Porsche was commissioned to produce the primary prototypes.