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View submission: the German fascist regime promoting the "people's car" 80 years ago
But nobody actually was able to buy the advertised Volkswagen for 990 Reichsmark. It was pure propaganda.
Even the few who actually would have been able afford one were unable to purchase one, since all production was aimed for war effort, and not to something as frivolous as a car for the enjoyment of the masses.
The actual production of the Volkswagen (as advertised) began after WWII.
Comment by Epcplayer at 12/03/2025 at 20:45 UTC
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Oh they bought it… 336,000 people bought it.
They just used the money to start building that factories which conveniently were “converted to war production”… who could’ve seen that coming (besides the Nazis of course)