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Used Car of the Day: 2002 Audi A6

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This one is a 2002 Audi A6. Click here to check out this Audi. Today we bring another UCOTD with concise ad copy. This car has the 3.0-liter liter V6 and front-wheel drive and the seller says that there isn't much the car needs. And the sound system is "thumping."

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Hackenberg resigns from Audi Board of Management

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Audi AG announced that Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg has reached a mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board to step down as Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development. Dr. Hackenberg is being replaced by Dr. Stefan Knirsch, Head of Powertrain at Audi since 2013. Stefan Knirsch, Head of Powertrain at Audi since 2013.

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Audi taps Mertens from Volvo to lead technical development

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Audi AG has appointed Dr. Ing. Peter Mertens, previously Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Car Corporation in Göteborg, Sweden, as the new Board of Management Member for Technical Development at Audi. These are ideal qualifications for him to make further progress with the Technical Development division at Audi.

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Audi’s diesel hybrid racer takes grid position one at Le Mans

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The new Audi R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrid ( earlier post ) will start the 80 th running of Le Mans from grid position one. Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen in the number “2” Audi R18 e-tron quattro set the fourth-fastest lap (3m 25.433s) behind the quickest hybrid vehicle from Toyota. But this is just a very small step.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

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Like the Taycan, the Macan compact SUV features 800-volt technology and is based on the Porsche PPE architecture (Premium Platform Electric) developed in collaboration with Audi AG. Porsche Leipzig GmbH started series production of the Cayenne SUV in 2002, with 259 employees.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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The "New Mini" first appeared in North American showrooms as a 2002 model, as part of the turn-of-the-century wave of retro-styled machinery that included the Volkswagen New Beetle , Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chevrolet HHR. Now, of course, Mini Coopers are seen competing in most 24 Hours of Lemons races.

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Volkswagen Group reorganizes North American operations; Prof. Dr. Winfried Vahland new region CEO

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He joined Audi AG in 1990 and Volkswagen AG in 1993. He was appointed Member of ŠKODA AUTO’s Board of Management in 2002, and became Vice Chairman one year later. Winfried Vahland graduated from the Technical University Darmstadt with a major in Mechanical Engineering and Economics, and began his professional career with GM in 1984.

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