It has been a good year for auto dealers, and VW too! The auto maker said October 2011 sales were up forty percent 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 twenty-four percent.

2012's Passat sold 5040 vehicles in October, which is the first full-month of sales for this Chattanooga-built vehicle. It is also the best sales figures for the sedan since December, 2005. 2012's Beetle sold 1516 units already.

Volkswagen Jetta sales totaled 13,058 units in October alone, a…

The finalists are in, and 2011's Volkswagen Passat is in the running to becoming "Green Car of the Year, according to judges at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.

Vehicles from both foreign and domestic brands are competing to win this prestigious award. From all-electric to hybrids and even Natural Gas vehicles, all are in the running.

Available at Lindsay Volkswagen of Dulles - 22455 Cedar Green Road, Sterling, VA, Volkswagen's new Passat received a redesign this year. Starting in the mid-$20,000's, Passat features either a 2.0-liter or 2.5-liter TDI engine, ranging in power…