Can VW reach its goal of becoming the world's number one automaker by 2018? Odds are looking good for the German company, which could potentially unseat General Motor's more than 70 years in the top spot by the end of this year. Times are changing, and VW could reach expected sales of more than 8 million units for 2011. Profiting from a sales explosion in China and other emerging markets and expanding through acquisitions has led to rapid growth for the company.

Let's be fair though; it's a very close fight. The 2011 ranking will depend…

The EV revolution continues. Volkswagen recently tested one of its pre-production vehicles, the Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-Motion against other electronic vehicles of its kind at the RAC Future Car Challenge in the UK. A 57- mile battle of lowest energy consumption, the challenge named VW's Golf Blue-e-Motion as the winner of its Prototype class.

The Golf Blue-e-motion uses lithium-ion batteries, has a top speed of 86 mph, and reaches 68 mph in under 12 seconds. It also includes specialized technology within its braking system which helps maximize energy use with a battery regeneration process. This reduces the amount of energy…

If you think you're excited for the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, just imagine how thrilled the audience members of The Oprah Winfrey Show must have been when they learned they'd be receiving one for FREE as a part of the show's "Ultimate Favorite Things" giveaway? The vehicle's iconic silhouette was shown off on the show on November 22^nd, 2010, just before Oprah announced that every audience member would be getting the keys to one as soon as the vehicle launched, in 2011.

That's right, every audience member learned they'd be driving home their own…

It's been a good year for East Coast Volkswagen located at 8756C Hwy 17 ByPass S Myrtle Beach, SC 29588, and for VW in general. The German auto maker said its October 2011 sales were up 40% over last year, with 28,028 vehicles sold. This is the company's best October sales since 2001, and best year-to-date increase as well, up 24%.

"As the all-new Volkswagen Passat and Volkswagen Beetle start to enter the market place, demand for Volkswagen vehicles has already exceeded last year's annual volume in the first 10 months of the year, " said Volkswagen…