Volkswagen has been long recognize around the world as a premier brand. It is justifiably associated with German precision and quality, and it has the single most memorable vehicle in the history, in the form of the Volkswagen Beetle. It have also the privilege to be as per December 2010 the third largest automaker in the world, managing to move more than 7.14 million vehicles in 2010, and it aims to take the position of biggest automaker by 2018.
Volkswagen as a whole is a group of such brands as Volkswagen Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Seat and Skoda. It is also connected with the Porsche sport franchise. As it can be plainly seen, the Volkswagen brand, along with Seat, aim for general markets, with Volkswagen on a more global scale, while Seat and Skoda are more geared towards European markets. The remainder of its brands are geared toward the near luxury to super-luxury consumers. It speaks of the level of craftsmanship and quality that can be expected from vehicles produced within this auto group.
Volkswagen has assembly plants in many parts of the world, including China, India, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, Poland, Mexico, Bosnia and South Africa.
For more information and details of the history of this remarkable brand, you can read the Wikipedia article about it.