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Audi introducing supercharged gasoline engine version of SQ5 SUV at Detroit Show

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Audi will introduce an SQ5 model powered by a supercharged gasoline engine at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show; heretofore, the SQ5 was only powered by a 3.0-liter New Audi SQ5. The new Audi SQ5 shown at the Detroit Auto Show is powered by a 3.0L The new Audi SQ5 shown at the Detroit Auto Show is powered by a 3.0L

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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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Registrations of SUVs fell by 48% to 338,300 units while increasing their market share to almost 40%. For example, volume only fell by 5% for the Volvo XC40, which became the top-selling premium SUV in March, and the Range Rover Evoque registered 5,700 units, down by 3%. Some models performed better than others.

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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

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The new Passat is the first vehicle to be equipped with the MQ281, followed by almost all vehicle classes of the brands Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen. The trend towards vehicles from the SUV segment with large-diameter wheels places high demands on the gearbox. MQ281 manual transmission.

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Volkswagen Group deliveries top 1 million vehicles in one month for first time in September

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Vehicles from our brands are thrilling more and more customers worldwide – our new SUVs in particular are very popular. This positive trend was driven by the launch of the Atlas SUV and the new Tiguan in the USA (+21.8%). There were sizeable increases in Brazil (+110.5%) and Argentina in particular. up on the previous year.