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Audi worldwide sales up 6.8% in September; strong Q7 performance

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Audi saw its worldwide sales increase by 6.8% With a strong start from the new Audi Q7, Audi saw its best-ever September sales in company history in Europe with almost 80,000 units. Since the start of the year, global sales have increased by 3.8% Since the start of the year, global sales have increased by 3.8%

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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Audi’s European sales up 6% in November; A3 e-tron PHEV sales “extremely encouraging”

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Audi sales increased globally 1% in November to 147,750 deliveries. In Europe, Audi increased sales by 6% to around 62,300 units, despite the model changeover for its bestseller, the Audi A4, and in spite of the background of the Volkswagen Group emissions issue. Since the start of the year, Audi has sold more than 1.64

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McKinsey & Co. survey finds huge gap between piloting and deploying digital manufacturing; automotive no exception

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Audi, for example, just last week announced plans with Ericsson to pilot the use of 5G as a future-proof enabling communication technology for such Industry 4.0 Field testing will begin later this year at the Audi Production Lab in Gaimersheim, Germany. India led China and Brazil in setting an Industry 4.0 and Brazil had 8.9.

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

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Volkswagen said that the creation of NAR is a further measure in the process of decentralizing managerial responsibility, and creates another pillar in the global structure of the group, in addition to the European and Chinese regions. He joined Audi AG in 1990 and Volkswagen AG in 1993.

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BYD is now shipping its own EVs as first cargo ship heads to Europe

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After overtaking Tesla in global EV sales in the last three months of 2023, BYD looks to continue its expansion. BYD is already a leader in key auto markets like Thailand , Brazil, and Columbia. The Sea Lion 07 is designed by former Audi and Lamborghini designer Wolfgang Egger. BYD’s first cargo ship has been delivered.

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Volkswagen Group delivered 572,100 BEVs worldwide in 2022, up 26% y-o-y, 6.9% of total

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Overall global deliveries were down 7% on prior year to 8.3 By 2030, every second Group vehicle delivered globally is expected to be all-electric. Audi Q4 e-tron (incl. Audi e-tron (incl. Brazil, the region’s largest market, recorded deliveries of 337,400 units. million vehicles. Volkswagen ID.3 Coupé) 53,700.

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