I was thinking of buying a Volkswagen Passat, know anything about it?
I have a Passat!  It's a large family car that was manufactured by Volkswagen
Wow that's so cool, do you know when it was first manufactured?
Yes, Volkswagen has been making them since 1973!
Oh very nice. Does it have any unique features? Like good gas mileage perhaps?
Yes, it does!  Interestingly, one of the models was the Motor Trend Car of the Year.in 2012!
Wow it sounds like a great car. Can you tell me more about the Volkswagen brand?
"Volkswagen", referencing the name's meaning.
History.
History 1932–1938: People's Car project.
Volkswagen was established in 1937 by the German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) in Berlin. In the early 1930s cars were a luxury: most Germans could afford nothing more elaborate than a motorcycle. Only one German out of 50 owned a car. Seeking a potential new market, some car makers began independent "people's car" projects – the Mercedes 170H, Adler AutoBahn, Steyr 55, and Hanomag
Volkswagen Passat
The Volkswagen Passat () is a large family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1973, and now in its eighth generation. It has been marketed variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat. The successive generations of the Passat carry the Volkswagen internal designations B1, B2, etc. Originally these designations paralleled those of the Audi 80 and A4 with which the Passat shared platforms, however this is no longer the case.
In 2008, Volkswagen launched Passat CC, a