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Audi to invest ~€14B in electromobility, digitalization and autonomous driving over next 5 years

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We are consistently prioritizing our resources for future-oriented products and services that are highly attractive and relevant to the market. At the same time, Audi is pushing forward with the digitalization of its automobiles and plants, and is expanding its business model with new digital services such as “functions on demand”.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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they use all the economic, environmental and social resources considered in a value-creating way. A carmaker creates positive (or negative) Sustainable Value if it earns a higher (or lower) return than its peers with its available economic, environmental and social resources. Click to enlarge. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87

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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. Resources and technologies of the entire Volkswagen Group are potentially available for this.

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How e-fuel may just lengthen the pace of ICE cars within the electrical life

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It additionally calls for electrical energy from renewable resources. ” Porsche, at the alternative hand, invested $75 million in an organization that produces e-fuels in Chile. . ” Porsche, at the alternative hand, invested $75 million in an organization that produces e-fuels in Chile.

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BAIC BJEV in strategic cooperation with Dresden University of Technology for lightweighting technology

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The collaboration between us isset to deliver innovations that drive the global technological progress in the new energy automobile area and the industrialization of lightweighting technologies. —Xu Heyi, Chairman of the Board, BAIC Group.

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Eaton Supercharger Debuts in China on Three New Chery Engines

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Eaton Corporation’ superchargers will make their debut in China on selected new engines on three vehicle models from Chery Automobile Co., Zhu Hang, vice president and Dean of Engine Engineering & Research Institute, Chery Automobile Co. the country’s leading independent automaker: Chery 1.6S Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S

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EUCAR calls for targeted support for automotive initiatives in €80B Horizon 2020 program; targeting €5B budget

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The EGCI enables the focusing of EU resources to major priorities of road transport and automotive R&I using a system approach. An initiative on integrated safety to focus R&I resources on the necessary applications and to take advantage of the results in their most effective combination.

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