Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 4, 2015
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.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
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.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Making this investment in electromobility at the Leipzig site creates the opportunity to produce fully electric vehicles on the existing production line in future. Porsche Leipzig GmbH started series production of the Cayenne SUV in 2002, with 259 employees. The Macan model signified a revolution in 2011, and is a success story.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Ralf-Gerhard Willner will lead Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy. He began his career at Audi in Ingolstadt in 1987. Wolfram Thomas takes charge of Group Production. Willner is a trained toolmaker and holds a degree in automotive engineering. Fred Kappler will assume responsibility for Group Sales.
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 8, 2024
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. Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful.
EV Adoption
OCTOBER 31, 2022
10 EVs had a decline of greater than 40%: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: -98.5% (Transitioning to an upgraded version for 2023) Honda Clarity: -98.1% (Discontinued but Honda is still reporting sales) Mazda MX-30: -94.1% (Production for the US discontinued) Volvo C40: -62.4% Audi e-tron Sportback: -48.9% Audi e-tron: -40.2%
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 15, 2009
Horst Neumann, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG for Human Resources, used the occasion to assert that Volkswagen will continue its systematic growth course in China, and will invest €4 billion (US$6 billion) in new products and production capacity expansion in China between 2009 and 2011. billion RMB (€3.18
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