Volkswagen taking over the world - Millions Sold

In this Nov. 30, 2007 file picture, vehicles of German carmaker Volkswagen are seen in a storage and loading tower in the so called 'autostadt' in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen AG said Monday July 21, 2008 it achieved record global sales in the first half of the year on strong demand in India, Russia and China, delivering nearly 3.3 million vehicles.

In this Nov. 30, 2007 file image, a VW Tiguan car is transported in a delivery tower at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. Volkswagen AG said Monday July 21, 2008 it achieved record global sales in the first half of the year on strong demand in India, Russia and China, delivering nearly 3.3 million vehicles.

The Tennessee Valley Authority based in Knoxville provided this undated photo of the Enterprise South economic development 'megasite' at Chattanooga, Tenn. that Volkswagen picked Tuesday, July 15, 2008, for a $1 billion, 2,000-employee auto assembly plant. This is the fourth TVA megasite sold for development in less than two years, with four sites remaining in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama.

A model poses with Volkswagen's new "Jetta" sedan during its launch in Mumbai July 16, 2008. Volkswagen sees high prices of oil and raw materials curbing the pace of growth in emerging markets such as India, but expects they will still make up the bulk of sales in 10 years, a senior official said. The "Jetta", assembled at a plant in western India, is available in three variants with prices ranging from about 1.29 million rupees - 1.68 million rupees (US$30,000-$39,000).

Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW -- all of Germany's biggest car makers now want to launch electric cars, getting on the environmentally friendly bandwagon after lagging behind their peers. Specialists in high-end, mostly high emission automobiles, German companies have built a reputation for making exciting cars but ones that are heavy polluters and consume a lot of fuel.

A view of the Volkswagen car plant in Wolfsburg. German automakers said Friday they would shut down production lines late Sunday so workers could follow the European football championship final between Germany and Spain.