Adolf Hitler didn’t personally own Volkswagen, but he played a key role in its creation as part of Nazi Germany’s state-driven initiatives. In the 1930s, Hitler envisioned a “people’s car” (in German, Volkswagen)—an affordable vehicle for the average German family, aligning with his propaganda of economic prosperity and national unity. 
The Nazi government, through the state-run German Labor Front (DAF), funded and oversaw the project. In 1938, Hitler laid the cornerstone for the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg during a highly publicized ceremony, tying the car to Nazi ideology.