The company was first originally operated by the German Labor Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) which was a Nazi organization. Before getting the name Volkswagen, the company was initially named Gesellschaft Zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH but then the German people realized it was way too long to be on a car thus, they just stuck with Volkswagen.After the establishment of the company, Germans hired an Austrian designer called Ferdinand Porsche who designed their first car. But things get rough just before starting production due to the breakout of World War II. Thus, from producing cars, Volkswagen started to produce arms and military concerns but shortly after, the factory was bombed and the company went to ruins.