Volkswagen Group, also called Volkswagen AG, was founded by the German government in 1937 to mass-produce a low-priced ‘people’s car’. Booming sales of the VW Beetle grew the brand in the 50s and 60s, helped by legendary advertising campaigns like ‘Think Small’. When Volkswagen began replacing its rear-engine cars with front-engine front-wheel-drive designs, the Golf and Polo took over pole position as the Volkswagen’s biggest sales successes. Today it’s hard to imagine a road without a Volkswagen.