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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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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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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. Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003. He began his career at Audi in Ingolstadt in 1987. Fred Kappler will assume responsibility for Group Sales.

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Q3 Sales Up 11.6% for EVs With OEM Reported Sales Numbers

EV Adoption

Audi e-tron Sportback: -48.9% Audi e-tron: -40.2% Not included in this table: EV models from automakers that do not break out either or both of BEV or PHEV sales by model for the US, including Tesla, Volvo (PHEVs and the XC40), Polestar, BMW (PHEVs), Ford (PHEVs), Land Rover, Jaguar, Kia (PHEVs), Hyundai (PHEVs), and Audi (PHEVs).

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L Audi Q7 e-tron. 2 Audi is also developing a gasoline-engine version of the Q7 e-tron specifically for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan. Max electric motor output (hp / rpm).

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