We all know that Volkswagen, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai are the most popular ordinary joint venture brands of domestic consumers, today I will tell you about Volkswagen, let you understand the history of Volkswagen, if there is no such three cars, Volkswagen may not be able to have today's results. Without further ado, let's take a look at the heroes of the masses!
Beetle
The Beetle is arguably Volkswagen's biggest contributor, the Beetle was born in 1938, but at that time cars were named after the engine displacement. It was not until August 1967 that Volkswagen officially launched the name "Beetle" and became the world's best-selling car, but on July 10, 2019, Volkswagen officially discontinued the Beetle car, and the Beetle sold a total of 21.5 million units in this 81-year history, becoming one of the most influential "20th century cars" in the world! Behind the Ford Model T, BMW Mini and Citroën DS, it ranks fourth.
Santana
Santana's big name I think everyone knows, in 1985 Santana was officially introduced into China, there is a small story worth thinking about, in the early eighties of the last century, the United States sold a set of car engine technology to China, but the cost of the car production line (Dodge) is very high. In order to compete for the Chinese market, Volkswagen made a Santana equipped with the American "heart" in a very short period of time, and the price was low, and later Santana was also a hit, but at that time, because of the mistake in decision-making, we completely lost the brand of SAIC Motor. It is worth mentioning that Santana in Europe was later changed to Passat B2, which is what we need to pay attention to. It is Santana's car that has laid a solid foundation for Volkswagen in China, and without Santana, Volkswagen will have to take many detours if it wants to succeed in China.
Golf
To tell the truth, Volkswagen only has one car, that is, the Golf, a little stretch to become Santana, and then a little longer point to become Langyi, Passat, pull high point to become an SUV, Volkswagen model can be said to be ever-changing. And the Golf is also a performance version of the model, which can be said to be a real multi-functional car. Born in 1974, the golf has now launched eight generations, is currently Volkswagen's largest variety of models, but also Volkswagen's best-selling model, 37 years of history, has sold 26 million units, becoming one of the world's five most successful models!