Back in February of 2011, Volkswagen made a social splash with its witty, cute, funny and energetic commercial featuring the Mini Darth Vader. Well, six months later the commercial is still attracting a lot of buzz on the web and in mainstream media.

In fact, CNN is going to be airing a special report during the weekend of July 23/24 about the kid behind the Mini Darth Vader and his campaign to avoid budget cuts to children’s hospitals.

Check your local listings for the special report on CNN.

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Volkswagen continues its heavy promotion of 2012 Volkswagen Beetle following its initial unveiling on the Oprah Show. This time around, Jay Leno test drives Volkswagen Beetle 2012 and compares it to the iconic Volkswagen Beetle of 1938.

Watch Jay Leno test drive 1938 / 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen is known for its ingenuity. Afterall… VW’s engineers came up with VW Bug and even Volkswagen Up!. But the pictures that recently surfaced on the web from China are more along the lines of “what were they thinking!”.

VW Cube & Sphere Designs

Volkswagen recently rolled a brand for its eco-friendly initiatives: Think Blue. In its own words Volkswagen is going beyond “green” to build a better car in a plant. The idea is that Volkswagen will use state-of-the-art equipment and green technology to manufacture vehicles in its new plant in Chattanooga.

About the Chattanooga Plant

• LEED-aggressive facility
• State-of-the-art waterless paint process to minimize emissions and waste
• LED lighting and six-inch mineral rock wool panel walls to reduce energy consumption
• Built on decommissioned military site to minimize construction impact
• No destruction of untouched nature
• $1 billion investment in cutting-edge plant
• Lessons from 66 years of VW manufacturing and 62 plants across the world
• More than 12,000 new jobs created

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Think Blue Video