Beetle's appeal went far beyond the cute and cuddly.(developed by Volkswagen AG)

From: Automotive News | Date: October 17, 2005| Author: Jeanes, William | Copyright information

Byline: William Jeanes

We all know the story of the Volkswagen Beetle: It was Adolf Hitler's idea, Ferdinand Porsche designed it, and sales in the United States soared because of advertising headlines such as "Lemon'' and "Think Small'' from Madison Avenue's Doyle, Dane, Bernbach.

Oh, and it would still be selling like tax cuts had VW just kept building the lovable bug.

Well, sort of.

The Hitler part is true; the rest historians disagre...

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