Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automaker headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai was founded in 1967 and it, along with Kia, together comprise the Hyundai Motor Group, which is the worlds fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the world based on annual vehicle sales in 2010 after Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen AG. As of 2011, it is the worlds fastest growing automaker for two years running. In 2008, Hyundai (without Kia) ranked as the eighth largest automaker. In 2010, Hyundai sold over 3.6 million vehicles worldwide. HMIL forms a critical part of HMCs global export hub, it touched 1.5 million in exports in March 2012. It currently exports to more than 120 countries across EU, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and the Asia Pacific. Hyundai markets eight passenger car models across segments in the A2 segment it has the Eon, Santro, i10 and the i20, in the A3 segment the Accent and the Verna, in the A5 segment Sonata and in the SUV segment the Santa Fe.