The first production VW commercial vehicle was produced in November 1949, alongside the regular Volkswagen saloons in the main factory at Wolfsburg, Germany. The Transporter combined the advantages of economical performance and reliability already established in the saloon with the multifunctional ability of a commercial vehicle.
The VW Transporter would prove itself in years to come as suitable for an almost unlimited range of uses. As with the saloon, there would be many changes made over the years to refine the Transporter, but it was largely an iterative process. At least, up until the
