VW sales to hit 10-million mark this year

German carmaker Volkswagen expects to sell more than 10 million vehicles this year, aiming to hit a long-running target four years earlier than previously planned.

Group sales were up 4.7 percent in the first two months of this year at 1.47 million autos, excluding the MAN SE and Scania heavy-trucks brands, VW said at its annual press conference on Thursday.

Europe's largest automotive group last year eclipsed General Motors to become the world's second-biggest car maker behind Toyota.