 Beginning in 2012, Volkswagen Group marketed the strategy under the code name MQB, which stands for "Modularer Querbaukasten", translating from German to "Modular Transversal Toolkit" or "Modular Transverse Matrix".MQB is one strategy within VW's overall MB (Modularer Baukasten or modular matrix) program which also includes the similar MLB strategy for vehicles with longitudinal engine orientation.MQB is not a platform as such, but, rather, a system for introducing rationality to different platforms that have transverse engines, regardless of the ten body configurations the company manufactures for any of its eleven vehicle brands.