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JANUARY 19, 2021

As of the beginning of 2021, Audi has converted its European vehicle range to the level of the Euro 6d emission standard. The approval authorities define a model in this context as an engine/transmission variant in connection with a certain body form. Audi has implemented this in the form of software in the engine control unit.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Audi of America officially announced plans today for the arrival in the US of the new A3 family of premium compact cars, with three body styles, five new engines and seven variants including its plug-in hybrid model. Audi first revealed the A3 Sportback e-tron at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. The Audi A3 stretches 175.5

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JANUARY 9, 2014

The new 2015 Audi Q3 compact SUV will arrive in the US in the Fall of 2014, joining the Q5 and Q7. The Q3 will make its US debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next week; Audi originally unveiled the Q3 in April 2011. The Audi Q3 will initially be powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) 2.0-liter

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JANUARY 7, 2015

At the conclusion of a field test in Ingolstadt, Germany, Audi said that the RoadLINK V2V communications technology from NXP Semiconductors and Cohda Wireless ( earlier post ) delivered excellent results in the reliability of wireless exchange of warnings, reception performance, and communication range in real traffic conditions and at high speeds.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e interior. Those vehicles were very much the first steps down Audi’s road toward electrification.

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DECEMBER 27, 2014

From 2015 through 2019, Audi plans to invest €24 billion (US$29 billion)—€2 billion (US$2.4 Audi aims to meet stringent CO 2 limits worldwide with a new generation of extremely economical combustion engines and alternative efficiency technologies as well as new features in the areas of connectivity and driver assistance.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Audi is unveiling a new battery-electric e-tron concept in Shanghai: the Audi e-tron Sportback. The production version will come in 2019 as Audi’s second battery-electric offering, following the introduction of the production version of the Audi e-tron SUV ( earlier post ) in 2018. miles) (NEDC).

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MAY 19, 2016

a leading provider of dynamic connected car services worldwide, and Parkmobile, the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off- street parking and mobility solutions, announced a strategic partnership at the annual International Parking Institute (IPI) conference. INRIX, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

Audi is celebrating progress on its e-gas plant under construction in Werlte, Germany with a topping-out ceremony. End products from the plant will be hydrogen and synthetic methane (Audi e-gas), to be used as fuel for vehicles such as the new Audi A3 Sportback TCNG. Components of the e-gas plant. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Audi of America is offering a new 2.0-liter liter TFSI four-cylinder engine on 2017 Audi Q7 models. TFSI, Audi is creating a value proposition that makes entry into the luxury full-size SUV more accessible. engine reaches 60 mph a half-second faster than the previous generation 2015 Q7 3.0T 2015 Premium 3.0T.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Audi TT Roadster. Audi is presenting the new TT Roadster and the TTS Roadster at the Paris Motor Show; the introduction follows the recent introduction of the 3rd-generation TT Coupé. A particular highlight in the third TT generation is the Audi virtual cockpit. Audi Model. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) With the 2.0

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JANUARY 8, 2015

Further emphasizing its push towards production-ready piloted driving, Audi is showcasing a piloted driving version of its prologue concept hybrid—unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2014—at 2015 CES. ft) enable the Audi prologue piloted driving to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 Click to enlarge.

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JULY 10, 2017

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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OCTOBER 7, 2014

2015 Jetta TDI. For 2015, Volkswagen has refined the entire sixth-generation Jetta lineup, endowing the compact with a crisper exterior design which also improves aerodynamics; an updated interior; a number of newly available driver assistance systems; and, significantly for the diesel model, the new 2.0T Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

The key element in this new implementation of the MIB is NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 processor ( earlier post ), which makes new functions possible and has the computing power needed to support several high-resolution displays—including the second-generation Audi virtual cockpit. The MIB2 followed in the Audi Q7 in 2015.

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MARCH 22, 2016

Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. As a result, Audi’s LMP1 sports car is more powerful and more efficient than its predecessor; the new R18 consumes less fuel than any of the generations before it. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Audi has put a new topcoat paint shop into operation at its plant in Ingolstadt. Sustainable operations have high priority at Audi. Dr. Hubert Waltl, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Production and Logistics. The complete topcoat painting process for an Audi model lasts about three hours. —Prof.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Schaeffler is now applying 48V hybridization to an Audi TT. An additional belt-driven starter generator is connected to the engine which also operates at 48 V. An additional belt-driven starter generator is connected to the engine which also operates at 48 V.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2016

For more than 30 years, Audi quattro has been a permanent all-wheel drive system. In 2015, more than 40% of all Audi customers chose a quattro model; the Audi Q5 topped the list with more than 260,000 units. The system is designed for numerous Audi models with longitudinally mounted front engines. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

At the end of 2015, Audi AG, the BMW Group and Daimler AG purchased HERE Technologies, a leading software company for high-resolution digital navigation maps and location-based services, from Nokia. The new A8 features an array of technologies and connected vehicle services created by the map developer. Earlier post.)

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MAY 9, 2015

At the Wörthersee festival, Audi is showcasing the Audi TT clubsport turbo technology concept equipped with a new 2.5 The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat’s supercharged 6.2-liter A DC/DC converter provides the connection to the 12‑volt electrical system. lb-ft), with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 —Prof.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Bosch has entered into a settlement agreement with private claimants in the US in order to settle the most substantial part of the civil law proceedings pending in connection with Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche diesel vehicles that were sold in the US. engines for model years 2009 through 2016. engines for model years 2009 through 2016.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Intel will purchase a 15% ownership stake in HERE, a global provider of high-definition digital maps and location-based services, from HERE’s current indirect shareholders: Audi AG, BMW AG and Daimler AG. Cars are rapidly becoming some of the world’s most intelligent, connected devices. —Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO.

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MAY 4, 2018

A US federal indictment is charging Martin Winterkorn, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s cheating on US diesel vehicle emissions requirements. The remaining three counts charge Winterkorn with wire fraud in connection with the scheme.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. However, Chevrolet is trying to challenge that passenger car diesel hegemony with the compact Cruze Diesel, introduced for MY 2014, and now with a facelift for MY 2015.

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APRIL 21, 2016

of hybrid and EV trade-ins in 2015, and the findings reinforce a trend first identified last year by Edmunds that owners of alt-fuel vehicles are returning to traditional gasoline-powered vehicles in greater numbers than ever before. Vehicles purchased in connection with a hybrid or ev trade-in. Only 27.5% Data: Edmunds.com.

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MARCH 15, 2016

Mainstream adoption of emerging in-car applications such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and infotainment has created the need for cost-effective, high-bandwidth connectivity. Vehicle electronics systems image courtesy of Audi AG. Click to enlarge. —Steve Carlson of High Speed Design, Inc., Ethernet standard.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

These include spending to expand capacity, a new Crafter plant in Poland and the new Audi plant in Mexico. billion (US$27 billion) in new production facilities and products in the period from 2015 to 2019. The capex ratio will be at a competitive level of between six and seven percent in the period from 2015 to 2019.

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MARCH 10, 2017

This is in alignment with Tata Motors efforts to make itself ‘FutuReady’ by embracing new technologies, fostering higher platform efficiency and offering solutions that connect with the aspirations of our customers. billion in 2015-16. —Günter Butschek, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Motors. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3

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MAY 3, 2021

Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. Several of these firms confirmed their progress at Silicon Valley Connected & Charged Symposium, hosted by software giant SAP. million annually in 2016 to $36.6

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MARCH 12, 2019

Volkswagen is seeking to provide individual mobility for millions of people for years to come—individual mobility that is safer, cleaner and fully connected. The 2025 target is to reduce the CO 2 footprint of the vehicle fleet by 30 percent across the lifecycle compared to 2015. Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

EPA issued a second notice of violation ( NOV ) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., The vehicles covered by the new NOV are the diesel versions of the 2014 VW Touareg, the 2015 Porsche Cayenne, and the 2016 Audi A6 Quattro, A7 Quattro, A8, A8L, and Q5. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

The production version of Audi’s battery electric e-tron quattro SUV ( earlier post ), due out in 2018, is an important vehicle for the brand, and especially for Audi of America, which is driving many of the requirements for the C-segment electric SUV. plug-in hybrid or full electric—models by 2025. Earlier post. ).

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Earlier post.) The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Some automakers such as Audi ( earlier post ) are turning to 48V electrical systems as a technical building block for facilitating the integration of new automotive technologies while increasing the power and efficiency of its cars. Freescale MC 33771 controller addresses the needs of 48V Li-ion battery packs. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 8, 2015

Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. This is an important symbol of Geely Group’s global commitment to sustainability. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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