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Audi opens new R&D center in Beijing

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Audi is strengthening its development capabilities in China with a significant broadening of its R&D scope in the region and an expansion of its local Audi China R&D team. The new Audi China Building supports Audi’s efforts to establish additional research and production capacities in the country.

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Audi, Airbus and Italdesign present flying, driving model prototype of flying taxi/autonomous EV concept

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Audi, Airbus and Italdesign are presenting for the first time a flying and driving prototype of “Pop.Up This innovative concept for a flying taxi combines a self-driving electric car with a passenger drone. We at Audi are convinced of that. Audi is also supporting the Urban Air Mobility flying taxi project in Ingolstadt.

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Audi to build production plant in Mexico; new SUV begins production in 2016

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AUDI AG Board of Management and Supervisory Board of AUDI AG approved plans to build a North American plant in Mexico. The exact location for the new plant, which will manufacture an SUV model starting in 2016, will be chosen by AUDI AG later this year. The car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.2

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Audi is the latest automaker to reveal plans for a lower-cost EV

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Audi is joining the race as automakers gear up to introduce new, lower-cost EV models. Audi plots a new lower-cost EV, an electric A3 or Q3 After unveiling the new Q6 e-tron this week, its next-gen premium mid-size electric SUV, Audi, is planning a smaller, lower-cost EV. 2 , revealed as a concept last March.

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Audi A3 g-tron goes on sale in Germany; CO2-neutral in e-gas mode

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Advance sales of the Audi A3 g-tron began at dealerships in Germany, at a base price of €25,900 (US$35,400). liter TFSI engine developing 81 kW (110 hp) can be operated using either natural gas, e-gas generated by Audi ( earlier post ) or gasoline. Audi A3 g-tron. On average the Audi A3 g-tron consumes between 3.2

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Audi testing find e-ethanol and e-diesel produced by Joule often perform better than conventional counterparts

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Audi investigating its e-fuels in an optical research engine using laser-induced fluorescence. Our test shows that as well as electric driving on renewable electricity, there are other concepts that permit long-distance, low-emission driving. —Reiner Mangold, Head of Sustainable Product Development at Audi.

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Audi boosting investment over next 5 years by 9% to €24B; 70% to new models and technology

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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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