Doesn’t really work, because the VW badge and the Beetle are both beloved design and cultural icons. So it’s unclear which association is supposed to be bringing which car down.
That’s the thing - I think it’s fair to say most people know the history, but the car/van long since transcended it. You might say it’s the Third Reich’s biggest hit. An icon of the 60s and 70s counterculture movements, star of Hollywood films. Associating Tesla with it just makes Tesla look cool.
And people paid towards getting a VW, but hitler stole that money for the war effort, and no civilians got a VW during the war. 'Fleecing the fanbois' 1.0.
Only *after the war did anybody take possession of a VW.
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https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/volkswagen-1#:~:text=In%20the%20end%2C%20the%20vast,Volkswagen%20went%20into%20military%20production.
Both Henry Ford and Elon Musk were rabid conspiracy-minded Nazi-enablers, but at least Henry Ford made a pretty good car.
Wait... who are we talking about again?
Only *after the war did anybody take possession of a VW.