THE PASSAT IS THE BEST-SELLING MID-SIZE MODEL IN THE WORLD 18 December 2018: more than 29 million Passat, eight generations of the car, have been sold so far across the world. 150 MILLION VOLKSWAGEN 24 August 2017 Volkswagen has assembled exactly 150 million vehicles since production began roughly 72 years ago. MILLION VEHICLES FROM WOLFSBURG 5 June 2018 Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg has produced 45 million vehicles since the start of series production in December 1945. No other location within the group has built more vehicles. 60 MILLION ENGINES FROM SALZGITTER 12 February 2019 The 60 millionth engine since production started 49 years ago is manufactured at the Volkswagen plant in Salzgitter.