In 2016 Suzuki were going it alone after a dispute with VW over engines, Suzuki was the  eleventh biggest  automaker by production worldwide. Suzuki has over 45,000 employees and has 35 production facilities in 23 countries, and 133 distributors in 192 countries. The worldwide sales volume of automobiles is the world’s tenth largest, while domestic sales volume is the third largest in the country.