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Audi Q9 flagship SUV in pipeline; will rival Mercedes-Benz GLS, BMW X7, Lexus LX

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Read more Audi Q9 super-sized SUV would come in both internal combustion engine and all-electric avatars and upon launch, it will replace the Q8 as the brand’s flagship SUV. Audi is reportedly working on a new SUV that will sit on top of its Q series lineup.

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New Audi CEO setting up Artemis project for accelerated development of vehicles; highly efficient EV

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Two months after taking office as the new CEO at Audi, Markus Duesmann is establishing a unit for the accelerated development of additional automobile models. Hitzinger will work with a team of automotive and technology experts to—as a first step—“develop a pioneering model for Audi quickly and unbureaucratically,” says Duesmann.

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Audi to begin production of Q1 entry-level SUV in 2016

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Audi AG has officially sanctioned the addition of the Q1 model to the Q lineup; the new model will roll off the assembly lines in Ingolstadt in 2016. The Audi Q1 is part of our broad-based SUV strategy. Overall, Audi has produced and delivered to customers more than 1.5 —Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management.

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Audi newly to begin production in Brazil in 2015; $200M investment in Curitiba

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Beginning in 2105, Audi AG will produce the new Audi Q3 and the new A3 Sedan on the premises of Volkswagen’s Curitiba plant in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil. Audi had earlier produced in Curitiba between 1999 and 2006 (the A3), but the project at that time did not prove profitable for the company.

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New 3rd generation Audi TT diesel offers fuel economy of 56 mpg

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3 rd generation Audi TT. Audi is unveiling the third-generation of its TT compact sports car at the Geneva Motor Show. The Audi TT 2.0 In the Audi TT, the 2.0 In the “efficiency” mode of Audi drive select, the S tronic selects freewheel as soon as the driver takes his or her foot off the gas pedal.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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The US has charged a former Audi manager via criminal complaint for his role in a conspiracy to defraud US regulators and customers by implementing defeat device software in thousands of Audi diesel vehicles to cheat US emissions tests. Beginning in or about 2006, Audi was designing the new 3.0

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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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