Hmm, as that Fiat came first, it seems I got it backwards. The Beetle, looks like the Fiat...
The need for this kind of car, and its functional objectives, was formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network. Hitler contracted Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 to design and build it.[12] Porsche and his team took until 1938 to finalize the design.
It still looks like a Chevy backed over a bug though...