Volkswagen sells more sausage every year than they do cars. At their factory in Germany, they also make about 18,000 sausages a day. Not available here in the U.S. And, regardless of the look, the Mystery Machine in Scooby Doo is not a VW Microbus.
1) The company is named after a Nazi vehicle designer?
2) They manufacture one of the top 3 fastest vehicles in the world?
3) Over a million VW Beetles were sold in the U.S. during its first year?
4) The license plate on the Beetle in the Abby Road album cover photo is still on the road today?
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1) Fake…while Hitler is the impetus behind Volkswagen becoming a car company, it stands for people’s car in German.
2) Fact…the Bugati Chiron at roughly 270 mph. The Koenigsegg Agera is 2nd at 278 mph, while the Hennesey Venom F5 is the fastest at 301 mph.
3) Fake…only 2.
4) Fake…in 1986, it was sold at an auction for $23,000. It’s in a Volkswagen museum in Germany today.
