the volkswagen did not generate its record profit by selling cars alone. the company benefited from accounting factors related to its takeover of luxury car maker porsche of. vw's stake in truck maker m.a.n. further improved the balance sheet. >> the world's biggest chemicals maker is out with a record earnings for 2011. the company hardened -- heartened investors with a good outlook. as expects sales to begin searching as the global economy recovers. >> carmakers, construction firms, and agricultural companies. they are all customers of the chemicals industry, and because these customers produced a lot, the asf had record earnings. >> we emerged faster than expected from the crisis, and at the time, company supply inventories were low and had to be replenished fast in the first half of 2011. >> the company is expecting an even better 2012. sales and profits should pick up again after softening in the final months of last year. >> in europe, we think we will see the first signs of change toward a more bullish sentiment. order placing has changed, and order

those gains come as volkswagen ramps up its push for market share in the u.s. v.w. america c.e.o. jonathan browning says the recent sales success is the result of a long- term plan. >> yes, it's about products, products being very focused on the u.s. market. it's about where we produce our vehicles, the components sourcing, and how we go to market. and so we committed $4 billion in investment, $1 billion on a plant in tennessee, $3 billion in terms of product and other infrastructure, and what we're really seeing is the product of that commitment and a long-term commitment beginning to bear fruit in the marketplace. >> susie: volkswagen is deepening its commitment to that tennessee manufacturing plant. tom, the company just announced its adding 200 new jobs there. >> tom: as for the stock reaction for those american auto makers, pretty much mixed on a day generally where we saw lots of buyers across many sectors here, susie. let's get everybody updated with tonight's market focus. a strong, broad-based rally thanks to strong data from the manufacturing industry and jobs. the 1% ra

the volkswagen type one. better known as the beetle.rly 22 million of the same basic car were built over six decade run that ended in mexico in 2003, where even there, it couldn't escape the reality of emissions control, safety standard and general modernization now the beetle is back. again. and this is the 2012 beetle. and all new car based on the latest version of the model that replaced the type one, the volkswagen. and didn't they already bring that back with the new beetle? yeah, but unlike that that cartoon character the 2012 is a true heir to the original because it same flat roof, long hood profile and interior that featured a body color dashboard this time made from plastic. it's the future, you know. >> we say vintage stock. >> chris runs a beetle restoration shop in new york and literally knows the car inside and out. >> do you think this one captures the spirit of the original more than the new beetle did. >> it's getting there, getting there. it's still, it looks like a beast, you know, like it could eat my car. >> the eng

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volkswagen first tried it last year. ♪ remember the point-sized darth vader?hat commercial was released days before the game and went viral. now volkswagen is back with another early release. >> the dog is funnier than the vader kid. >> reporter: before volkswagen released that commercial, it let the dogs out of the bag in this teaser video. yes, a preview of a preview ad. 11 million hits on youtube. >> they all try to get on twitter and facebook and youtube and get people passing their ads along ahead of the game. >> reporter: but are advertisers destroying a time-honored super bowl tradition? >> it loses the anticipation many people watch the super bowl for, like myself. >> reporter: a 30-second ad that costs around $3.5 million on tv costs nothing on the internet. >> i'm so sorry, mr. seinfeld, you're number two on the list. >> who is number one? >> that guy. >> what guy? >> so you're number one. >> reporter: there might be a lot of buzz now. >> i like the doritos, bud light, the dog jumping through the screen door. >> reporter: the big question is, without

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