Volkswagen AG's CEO Martin Winterkorn, right, chats with Suzuki Motor Corp Chairman and CEO Osamu Suzuki after their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Volkswagen AG will take a 20 percent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. for 222.5 billion yen ($2.5 billion), forming a broad alliance that could give a boost to the automakers in the fast-growing Asian markets.
(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)