Volkswagen Group ( , ) is a German automobile manufacturer and currently the 4th largest automobile manufacturer in the world and the largest in Europe. Volkswagen's core market is the European Union and its major subsidiaries include well-known brands like Audi, Bentley, Škoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, SEAT and the brand Volkswagen itself. The Volkswagen Golf is the third bestselling car in the world, selling over 25 million cars through 2006. In 2007 the Volkswagen group sold 6.19 million automobiles claiming over 10% of the world passenger car market. In late 2007, the company openly reported that they plan to overtake Toyota and become the world's largest automaker by 2018 .
Volkswagen's second-largest market is China where its subsidiary, Volkswagen Group China is by far the second largest joint venture automaker.
