In 1931, Ferdinand Porsche and Austrian engineer founded a company called “Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH” and moved the company to its offices in Stuttgart, Germany. Initially set up to offer consultancy and development work for the motor industry one of Ferdinand’s first assignments was commissioned by the German government and resulted in the VW Beetle being launched in 1938, to this day the Beetle is still an iconic design.