Volkswagen From Nazi Peoples Car to New Beetle. This is the exciting, fascinating saga of the creation of the worlds most popular car, the famed Volkswagen Beetle, under the Nazi regime ofGerman dictator Adolf Hitler, who played a pivotal role in its design, construction, and marketing during 1933-38. It is also the story of the two Drs. Porsches who created it Ferdinand, Sr., and his son, Ferry as well as Dr. Robert Leys German Labor Frontthat built it, and Adolf Huhnleins Nazi Motor Corps that helped popularize driving and made motoring a reality in the Third Reich.