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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.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

The State of Nevada issued to Audi a license allowing the testing of autonomous vehicles on the state’s public roads. This makes Audi the first automotive original equipment manufacturer to obtain this special permit. Audi defines autonomous driving capabilities in terms of piloted parking and piloted driving. Earlier post.).

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JULY 1, 2016

Audi of America reported that its June 2016 sales increased 1% to 18,445 vehicles, the brand’s 66 th consecutive monthly sales record in the US. The previous June record was set in 2015 with 18,262 Audi vehicles sold. Through the first six months of 2016, Audi US sales have risen 3.5% from last year to 96,934 vehicles.

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OCTOBER 30, 2010

Audi has launched a partnership with Tongji University in Shanghai (TUS) centered on research, instruction and services dealing with electromobility. Audi has been cooperating with Tongji University Shanghai since January. The first project for the “Audi Tongji Joint Labs” is the joint development of an Audi A6L as an electric car.

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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.

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MAY 9, 2012

p> Audi has opened its high-voltage battery project house in Gaimersheim near Ingolstadt. Around 100 electronics experts newly hired by Audi specifically for this project work at the facility, which covers 3,500 square meters. The development and manufacture of batteries for the Audi R8 e-tron and all Audi A1 e-tron fleet batteries.

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MAY 30, 2015

Audi AG has placed an order with Voith for the high-volume production of a CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) component for a future Audi model. Voith and Audi will jointly prepare the manufacturing ramp-up for the CFRP component. A development partnership was established with Audi also in 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Audi announced pricing for the 2010 A3 TDI, its second US clean diesel offering launched this year. Audi launched its first TDI clean diesel model, the Q7 TDI, earlier this year. During the coast-to-coast 2008 Audi Mileage Marathon, the Audi A3 2.0 Earlier post.) L/100 km (50.0 Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 4, 2016

The US Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Audi A3 (2010-2015). Golf (2010-2015). Audi A6 Quattro (2014-2016). Audi A7 Quattro (2014-2016).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Audi has named its vehicle networking strategy “Audi connect.” ” Audi is using this term to bundle all of the applications and developments that link current and future models with the Internet with their owners and with the infrastructure. —Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Audi Motorsport unveiled the R18 e-tron quattro: the first LMP1 car to combine a highly-efficient TDI diesel engine with a hybrid system. On the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, kinetic energy is recovered on the front axle during the braking phase. Martin Mühlmeier, Head of Technology at Audi Sport. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 26, 2010

In response to reports from its dealers, Audi is increasing the production capacity of the new A1, which goes on sale tomorrow in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, followed by most other European markets from mid-September, by 20%. The Audi A1 is initially launching with three engine options: the 1.2 TFSI, the 1.4

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JUNE 12, 2011

Former Le Mans Winner Frank Biela driving the Audi e-tron Spyder. Audi is presenting the Audi e-tron Spyder concept plug-in diesel hybrid car ( earlier post ) against the backdrop of “Le Mans vers le futur,” an event held in Le Mans as a venue for manufacturers to showcase innovative drivetrain technologies. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 4, 2010

The diesel A3 TDI represented 69% of all Audi A3 models sold in the US in November. A3 sales as a whole more than doubled to 788 units in November 2010 from 391 units in November 2009. Additionally, Audi Q7 sales doubled for November to 1000 units, with TDI as 45% of mix. Overall, for November, Audi sold 9,365 vehicles, a 37.5%

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MARCH 26, 2015

This funding is backed by the strong commitment of the existing shareholders, led by Audi AG. Audi is pioneer of piloted driving. Since 2010, we have set one technical milestone after the other. Since 2010, we have set one technical milestone after the other. —Prof.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Since their introduction on the market in 2010, the Audi A1 and A1 Sportback have sold more than 500,000 units worldwide. Audi is now refreshing its A1 models, including the offer of six engines—gasoline and diesel—that are new or that have been intensively further developed. The Audi A1 1.0 Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Audi is currently hiring an additional 100 engineers for its ePerformance development effort—a project house for the development of an integrated concept for electric drives in automobiles. Those 100 hires will boost the number of newly hired specialists at Audi in 2009 to 400.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

Audi plans to invest €7.3B (US$10.5 By 2015, the Audi brand will have enlarged its product portfolio from its current 34 to 42 models. By 2015, the Audi brand will have enlarged its product portfolio from its current 34 to 42 models. Next year Audi will launch a series of new cars. Approximately €5.9 billion (US$8.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Got a 2009 or 2010 Volkswagen Golf or Jetta with the TDI clean diesel engine? Or an Audi A3 TDI? Ever had the engine stall unexpectedly? If so, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration might like to hear from you.

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MAY 13, 2011

Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

The 2010 Audi A3 TDI was awarded the 2010 Green Car of the Year Award today at the Los Angeles Auto Show by Green Car Journal, which has presented the award for five years. The 2010 Audi A3 TDI is a compact five-door hatchback.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

The ''Ultra'' tag will be familiar to fans of endurance motor racing, seen since 2010 on Audi''s Le Mans-winning race cars. It hasn''t yet featured on an Audi production car though, up until now--and as you''d expect, it''s Audi''s most fuel-efficient production car ever. The Audi A3 1.6

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

One is the brand-new 2010 Audi A3 TDI, which was just given a base price of $30,775 today by Audi. Longstanding diesel champ: Golf TDI The other is the 2010 Volkswagen. As of November, you'll have two choices if you want a compact five-door hatchback with a clean diesel engine.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Until Audi unveiled its concept e-Tron Spyder plug-in hybrid car at the 2010 Paris Auto show, the words diesel and sexy didn’t go well together. Now the company has proven otherwise with the release of a short video showing the Audi e-Tron Spyder concept driving around sunny Malibu, California.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Earlier today, Audi launched the latest part of its plug-in electric vehicle program, commencing a public trail of its A1 e-tron range-extended electric car in Munich.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Audi is hopping onto the electrified vehicle bandwagon with plans for a new range of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric luxury vehicles and sports cars in the coming years.

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MARCH 5, 2010

Drivetrain of the Audi A8 parallel hybrid. Audi presented the A8 parallel hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid previews that of the production Q5 hybrid, due to reach the market in late 2010/early 2011, Audi said. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 21, 2019

Since its debut in 2010, the compact Audi A1 has been a big success for the brand

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Audi is hopping onto the electrified vehicle bandwagon with plans for a new range of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric luxury vehicles and sports cars in the coming years.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

We've loved the concept of the Audi A1 e-Tron concept since its launch at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show last March. It's a range-extended electric vehicle (like the 2011 Chevy Volt) that uses a tiny Wankel rotary engine to run a generator that produces electricity to power the car once its lithium-ion battery is depleted.

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MAY 18, 2017

This was followed in November 2015 by an admission by Audi engineers that 3.0 liter diesel passenger cars manufactured by VW, Audi and Porsche in model years 2009-2016 also contain defeat devices. diesel models include: 2009 VW Touareg, Audi Q7. 2010 VW Touareg, Audi Q7. 2011 VW Touareg, Audi Q7. Affected 3.0

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JUNE 5, 2017

Audi engineers have intensively further developed the new 3.0 In the new Audi A5 and Q5 models, the V6 diesel outputs 210 kW (286 hp) as well as 620 N·m (457lb-ft) of torque (this engine version is not yet for sale. As with all V engines from Audi, its two banks lie at a 90-degree angle from one another. millimeters (3.3

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APRIL 20, 2016

The complaint alleges patent infringement by VW, Audi and Porsche and asks the ITC to issue an exclusion order that would prohibit the companies from importing certain hybrid vehicles, including the VW Jetta Hybrid, Audi A3 e-tron Hybrid, Audi Q5 Hybrid, Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid, and Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Following the acquisition of Plastal activities in Germany and Spain in 2010, this international expansion will be the first joint-venture for the automotive exteriors activity of Faurecia in China. The joint-venture has recently been awarded additional automotive exteriors business from FAW-VW for the new Audi A6.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday we covered the new green production cars at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, now underway in snowy Switzerland. Audi A1 e-tron concept It seems safe to consider Audi's conversion. Today, we get to cover the cooler, sexier side of the show: concept cars!

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JUNE 8, 2018

Southbound view of US Highway 101 depicting the Tesla, Audi and Mazda vehicles at their final rest locations following the crash. The Tesla was subsequently involved in collisions with a 2010 Mazda 3 and a 2017 Audi A4. The location of the SCI smart cushion crash attenuator system is also identified. Photo courtesy of S.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

The new Audi A3 1.6 Audi will begin selling the A3 1.6 TDI in the first half of 2010. Audi will begin selling the A3 1.6 TDI in the first half of 2010. A gear-change indicator in the instrument cluster helps the driver to select the ideal gear. TDI models with 99 g CO 2 /km are slightly lower to the ground.

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