INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Feb 8, 2010
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With some 77,800 cars delivered worldwide, AUDI AG achieved sales growth of around 39 percent in January (2009: 56,138). In the past month, 16,798 Chinese customers chose an Audi – more than twice as many as in January 2009 (2009: 7,816). Sales in the United States rose by 37.9 percent to 6,510 cars (2009: 4,722). Sales in Europe outside Germany grew by 23 percent, with 33,300 cars sold (2009: 27,020).
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HERNDON, Va.
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Feb 5, 2010
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Celebrating a number of exciting milestones, Audi of America hosted an exclusive gathering on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the W Hotel in South Beach to kick off Super Bowl weekend. Celebrities and athletes including Jessica Alba, Taylor Lautner, Hilary Swank, Kate Walsh, Rob Lowe, Kellan Lutz, Lance Bass, Osi Umenyiora (New York Giants), and Chad Henne (Miami Dolphins) gathered for the culmination of The Audi Efficiency Challenge. In addition, Audi celebrated its recent award by Green Car Journal naming the Audi A3 TDI the coveted “Green Car of the Year,” and the brand’s 2010 Super Bowl ad, its third consecutive spot in the game after a nearly 20-year hiatus, centered around the eco-friendly A3 TDI.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Feb 5, 2010
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Green Police, the much-anticipated Super Bowl ad from Audi, debuted today in advance of its airing during the fourth quarter of the big game on Sunday.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Feb 5, 2010
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Audi today announced that Chad Henne, quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, won the first-ever Audi Efficiency Challenge. The Challenge pitted high-profile members of the media, including Bill Simmons of ESPN.com and Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports, against two NFL stars: Henne of the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants’ Osi Umenyiora. Not a traditional race, the Audi Efficiency Challenge was designed to see who could achieve the best fuel-efficiency in an Audi Q7 TDI clean diesel SUV while driving from the Audi USA headquarters in Herndon, Virginia, to Miami, Florida. Henne has selected the Berks County Community Foundation to receive the $20,000 donation that Audi will make in his name.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Feb 4, 2010
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Green Police, the Audi Super Bowl ad, provides an uncommon avenue for green advocates, anteaters, foam cups, the legendary rock band Cheap Trick and the 2010 Green Car of the Year to find their inner connectivity.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Feb 4, 2010
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Audi will start the 78th edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 12/13 with a total of three diesel-powered racing sports cars. At a press conference of the organizer, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), in Le Mans (France), Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich announced Audi’s driver line-up for the most important sports car race of the year.
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INGOLSTADT/MUNICH, Germany
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Feb 3, 2010
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Audi SUVs are collecting top honors: readers of OFF ROAD magazine have selected the Audi Q5 as the off-road vehicle of the year in the SUV category. The Audi Q7 took third place in the luxury SUV category. The awards were presented last night in Munich.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Feb 2, 2010
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Audi today reported January U.S. sales of 6,510 luxury performance cars and SUVs, which accounted for a 37.9% overall increase from January 2009. The results followed strong year-end sales that gave Audi the largest 2009 market share gain in the imported luxury vehicle sector.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Feb 2, 2010
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To further prepare for the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, Audi Sport is planning an additional racing commitment with the Audi R15 TDI that has undergone additional development. For April 11, the participation in the 8-hour race at Le Castellet in southern France is planned for testing purposes.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Feb 1, 2010
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Fascinating sportiness, innovative technology and superior comfort: Audi is bringing the next generation of the A8 to the starting line. The new flagship demonstrates the brand's clear Vorsprung durch Technik with its light aluminum body, its powerful and highly efficient engines, the improved MMI control system featuring a number of innovations and an elegant interior with a craftsman’s level of fit and finish.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Feb 1, 2010
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When a new car is introduced, everyone naturally wants to know what it looks like. The shape, the proportions, the color ? especially when it comes to the exterior. But the interior also offers a lot of exciting details. With the Audi A1, the people who designed the interior concentrated on creating as many customizable elements as possible. One particularly distinctive example is the new design of the air vents in the control panel ? which are constantly in the driver?s field of vision.
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INGOLSTADT/NUREMBERG, Germany
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Feb 1, 2010
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AUDI AG will be the first carmaker ever to present a selection of its products at the 61st International Toy Fair in Nuremberg. The exhibit booth for the car brand with the four rings will present visitors with a selected range of toy models and new products from the Audi children?s world. The 61st International Toy Fair takes place from February 4-9 in Nuremberg.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Feb 1, 2010
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When the German Olympic and Paralympic athletes fight for medals in Vancouver and London Audi will be at their side: The automobile manufacturer based in Ingolstadt will be a partner of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and National Promoter of the German National Paralympic Committee. Numerous activities, shuttle services, the varied presence and the technological know-how of the Four Rings will invigorate this commitment.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 29, 2010
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The Audi-commissioned documentary “Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver” will air this Saturday night on NBC in anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympic games. Following its prime-time TV debut Saturday night, the film will be available as a free download, exclusively on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com).
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 28, 2010
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Audi Sport leaves nothing to chance in its endeavor to bring the prestigious Le Mans trophy back to Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. Not only the technology of the Audi R15 TDI is being subjected to further development. The drivers? line-up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (France) has been extended as well.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 28, 2010
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It was a very special kind of secret practice: The two national soccer players Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm had the opportunity to test the Audi A1 to their hearts’ content – strictly shielded from the outside world inside a hall at a secret location. Before them, only the members of the management board and developers of Audi had enjoyed this opportunity. So, the answer to the question of how the small, agile Audi would be received by the Bayern players was being awaited with particularly eager anticipation.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 28, 2010
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Audi has continued its success story in the “Best Cars of 2010” readers’ poll conducted by the magazine “auto motor und sport” (ams). Readers voted three Audi models – the Audi A4, R8 Spyder and Audi Q5 – into first place in their categories. Second places for the Audi A3, A6 and R8 Coupé rounded out the outstanding result.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 27, 2010
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Audi announced that it has created a series of social media programs in support of its third Super Bowl ad.
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INGOLSTADT/DAVOS
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Jan 26, 2010
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It is harder than ever to pass through the checkpoints at the 40th World Economic Forum (WEF) being held in Davos, Switzerland, from January 27 – 31. Only cars with a “Green Eco” sticker are allowed to pass. To get the sticker, a vehicle may not consume more than nine liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (26.13 US mpg) nor emit more than 230 grams of CO2 per kilometer (370.15 g/mile). The Audi fleet satisfies these criteria and thus can drive into downtown Davos. Together, Audi and Volkswagen are providing more than 270 vehicles so that delegates can reach the World Economic Forum quickly and safely. With an average fuel consumption of 8.5 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (27.67 US mpg) and CO2 emissions of 224 grams per kilometer (360.49 g/mile), the 86 Audi A8L 3.0 TDI sedans being used to provide comfortable chauffeur service for the more than 500 VIPs are a particular highlight.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 25, 2010
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New colors for a new car. The Audi A1 has been designed with a love for detail that includes its innovative range of colors. For the interior, the designers have come up with something very special: Wasabi Green.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 25, 2010
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For more than 125 years Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) has been the major sailing sport event worldwide. In 2010, Audi will be on board as well: The automobile manufacturer from Ingolstadt will be the mobility partner in the capital of sailing, provide shuttle vehicles for the fleet, and will be featured with its logo on all official advertising materials and clothing.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 23, 2010
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AUDI AG will be Presenting Sponsor of the FIS Alpine World Ski- Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) in 2011, and in 2013 in Schladming (Austria). The brand with the Four Rings thus continues expanding its successful commitment in international skiing.
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Jan 23, 2010
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Top athletes and celebrities from all over the world make the annual Hahnenkamm weekend in Kitzbühel a highlight of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup season. Prominent guests helped ring in the ninth annual celebration of the legendary winter sporting event during yesterday’s Audi Night. The many highlights included a performance by Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall.
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As part of its continued support of the U.S. Ski Team, Audi of America has commissioned a documentary film which tells the unique stories of these elite American athletes as they prepare for the competition of their lives – the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 21, 2010
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Uncompromising quality is both an aspiration and an obligation for Audi. The new A1, just like the brand’s other models, is characterized by exquisite attention to the smallest of details; it will set new standards of quality in the compact class. “The A1 will be the first fully-fledged premium automobile in its segment,” says Werner Zimmermann, Head of Quality Assurance at AUDI AG.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 21, 2010
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To keep fine classic cars looking good in the future: “Audi Tradition Parts” today launched its online parts shop for the Audi brand and those that preceded it. The range offered by Audi Tradition is intended to help dealers, members of Audi Club International – and of course all other customers too. To find the shop on the Internet, go to www.audi.de/tradition-parts.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 20, 2010
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The current champion vs. the record champion: Within the next few months VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern München will meet for a sporting duel in Wolfsburg. For a change, the teams will not only be playing for victory but, first and foremost, for a good cause: All the proceeds of the friendship match will go to the “We want to help – A heart for children” campaign and benefit the victims of the earthquake catastrophe in Haiti.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 19, 2010
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Still unseen and already a winner: Readers of the British motoring magazine "What Car?" have voted the new Audi A1 as the "Most Exciting Car of 2010" before its world premiere. This first readers’ award for the A1 clearly demonstrates the level of awareness and interest in the car.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 19, 2010
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Julia Lohmann from Hildesheim, Germany, has won this year’s “Audi Mentor Prize by A&W”. The up-and-coming designer received the award yesterday on the eve of the Cologne Furniture Fair. The “Audi Mentor Prize by A&W” promotes up-and-coming designers internationally. For the second year, it is being awarded jointly by Audi and the specialist magazine “Architektur und Wohnen” to young design talents.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 18, 2010
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It is the definitive classic among the events of the Alpine Ski World Cup and, besides the Olympic Games, the undisputed pinnacle of the season: On Friday, the 70th Hahnenkamm race will start in Kitzbühel. Audi has been a partner on and off the notorious “Streif” race course since as far back as 2001 and traditionally opens the weekend with the Audi Night.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 18, 2010
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The new Audi A1 is dedicated to emotional design, as two details on the body make abundantly clear. First, the shoulder line, also known as the tornado line, has been very subtly redesigned so that for the first time it encompasses the entire car. Second, the new color-contrasted roof arch gives the silhouette of the A1 an entirely new shape and is simultaneously a distinctive detail for customizing the car.
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INGOLSTADT/DETROIT
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Jan 15, 2010
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Both Audi product premieres at the Detroit Auto Show, the Audi e-tron show car and the Audi A8 production car, have won prestigious Awards.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 15, 2010
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Can a car look concentrated and decisive? Yes, it can. The headlights play an important role in this; they are the eyes of a car, so to speak. People convey emotions such as happiness, joy and sadness with their eyes. On a car, the lights influence the character of the front end – and this also applies to the Audi A1, which in future will be the smallest member of the Audi family.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 14, 2010
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More than ever, establishing a consumer relationship that endures beyond a single vehicle is crucial. When it comes to lasting loyalty, Audi made greatest strides in 2009, earning recognition Tuesday night as the R. L. Polk & Co. “Most Improved Loyalty to Make” award winner during the 14th Annual Automotive Loyalty Awards in Detroit.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 13, 2010
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The all-new 2011 Audi A8 luxury performance sedan took top honors in the prestigious EyesOn Design awards Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 12, 2010
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The exponential rise in computing power in cars is improving safety while giving drivers more control than ever over their experience behind the wheel. NVIDIA and Audi are harnessing this potential with the Audi third-generation multimedia interface, or 3G MMI, which employs a leading-edge NVIDIA graphics processor to better provide key data and media that drivers demand on their journeys.
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DETROIT, Mi.
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Jan 11, 2010
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Audi is showing an uncompromising purist compact sports car with all-electric drive at the first major auto show of 2010. The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron is the name of this 3.93 meter (154.72 in) long and 1.78 meter (70.08 in) wide but just 1.22 meter (48.03 in) tall two-seater; just a few months after the debut of the Audi e-tron at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, this is now the second electric concept vehicle from the brand with the four rings.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 11, 2010
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Audi has clearly exceeded the sales forecast that had already been upgraded in the course of last year, selling 949,700 cars worldwide in 2009. Overall sales for 2009 were thus only 5.4 percent down on the record-breaking figure for 2008 (2008: 1,003,469 vehicle deliveries). Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, interprets this as a sign of the Audi brand’s strength: “We are making a lively start 2010 and aim to deliver one million cars again.” Audi sold a further 79,300 cars in December – a fall of just 4.2 percent on the corresponding month of the previous year.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 8, 2010
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Audi of America today announced that it will advertise during Super Bowl XLIV, the brand’s third consecutive time in the Super Bowl. The spot will highlight the Audi A3 TDI, recently named by Green Car Journal as the 2010 “Green Car of the Year” and will have a fun, tongue-in-cheek environmental theme. Rock legends Cheap Trick will reinterpret one of their classic pieces as the soundtrack to the commercial.
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As part of its continued support of the U.S. Ski Team, Audi of America has commissioned a documentary film which will tell the unique stories of these elite American athletes as they prepare for the competition of their lives ? the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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LAS VEGAS, Nv.
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Jan 7, 2010
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Today at CES, Audi and NVIDIA came together to announce the integration of NVIDIA GPUs in all 2010 Audi models equipped with the third-generation multimedia interface system along with technology advances to provide even more sophisticated graphics in the years to come.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 7, 2010
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Delivering the latest in digitally enhanced audio, extra programming and advanced data services, Audi of America today announced that it will offer HD Radio Technology as a standard feature on some of its 2011 models, including the A6, A8 and Q7. HD Radio Technology will also be available via the optional navigation radio in the 2011 A4, A5 and Q5 models. All models will be available at U.S. Audi dealerships by Fall 2010.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 6, 2010
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AUDI AG Head of Design Stefan Sielaff will address students at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) on Sunday, January 10 at 7:30 pm in Detroit.
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The new generation of the Audi brand’s flagship, introducing a new era in progressive excellence. Combining dynamic exterior and luxurious interior design with sporty driving characteristics, while providing the highest level of comfort and convenience equipment in the segment.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jan 5, 2010
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Audi today reported December U.S. sales of 9,030 luxury performance cars and SUVs, a result that ensured Audi will show the biggest 2009 U.S. market share gain of any imported luxury car brand.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jan 5, 2010
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The year 2010 could hardly have started any better for Audi "factory" driver Tom Kristensen: The Dane was voted "Sportsman of the Decade" as many as two times in his native Denmark. The TV channel "TV2" as well as the major daily newspaper "Berlingske Tidende" awarded the prestigious title to the record Le Mans winner.
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Ingolstadt, December 28, 2009 – Audi will continue to invest heavily in new products and forward-looking technologies in the future: plans for 2009 through 2012 envisage total investments of 7.3 billion euros for fixed assets.
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Ingolstadt, December 30, 2009 – Audi is making a lively start to 2010. The brand will launch eight new models in the course of the next twelve months. And Audi is also keeping its foot on the gas pedal in terms of investments. “Although the effects of the global economic crisis will still be noticeable in the next twelve months, we aim to achieve further growth in 2010,” says Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG.
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HERNDON, Va., December 22, 2009 – The Audi S5 provides the best residual values to its owners, more than other luxury sports cars, according to ALG. The Audi brand also ranks among the top 3 luxury brands for predicted residual value for the second consecutive year, the highest amongst German luxury competitors.
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HERNDON, Va. (December 21, 2009) - Audi earned top honors for two engines on the respected "10 Best Engines" list from the editor of Ward's AutoWorld.
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HERNDON, Va. (December 21, 2009) – The Audi R8 V10 captured the 2010 “Most Wanted” award from the editors of Edmunds’ InsideLine.com. As one of six vehicles to win this accolade, it is also the second time in two years that Audi has won this prestigious award.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 18, 2009
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From A like Australia to U like Uruguay: At the world finale of the Audi quattro Cup in Sydney the best amateur golfers from 44 nations played for victory in the prestigious tournament that was staged for as much as the 19th time in 2009. For four days, the New South Wales Golf Club provided the setting for a thrilling close of the season.
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Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen's remarks at the National Press Club, December 14, 2009. "Thank you, Frank (Maisano) and the members of the Newsmakers Committee for welcoming me here to the National Press Club."
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 16, 2009
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Justin Timberlake will act as an Audi brand ambassador starting in 2010. The entertainer will play the leading role in an exceptional Audi A1 Internet campaign to be launched in the spring of 2010.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 16, 2009
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In early 2010 Audi will be bringing the next generation of the A8 to the starting line. The new flagship and its online services further demonstrate the brand’s proverbial Vorsprung durch Technik, by bringing a variety of Google services and information to the luxury sedan via the internet. The services will be available in selected markets.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 15, 2009
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AUDI AG sets new standards in the field of photovoltaics. On its plant premises in Ingolstadt, the car manufacturer has made numerous roofs available for practical testing of innovative new technologies by the Munich-based company Green City Energy. Photovoltaic modules will be installed there over a surface area of 11,600 square meters (124,861 square feet) in the weeks ahead.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 10, 2009
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AUDI AG has won the renowned prize of the German Designer Club. In the competition for “Good Design” the Ingolstadt car maker’s refined corporate design took the prize in the corporate communications category. The strengthening of the brand essence “Vorsprung durch Technik” and the manifestation of the brand values “sporty, progressive, sophisticated” formed the basis of the makeover for the company’s 100-year anniversary.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 10, 2009
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AUDI AG has taken first place in HORIZONT’s creativity ranking. The trade journal for marketing and advertising annually selects Germany’s most imaginative companies and brands. The Audi brand’s wealth of ideas already made an outstanding impression over the year in many national and international creative awards – and this was the factor that secured its victory in the HORIZONT ranking.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 8, 2009
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In 2010, the DTM, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the customer sport program with the Audi R8 LMS will again be the three cornerstones of AUDI AG's motorsport commitment. By participating in the inaugural "Le Mans Intercontinental Cup" Audi has opted for a new, forward-thinking racing series in which alternative drive concepts will be used.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 8, 2009
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In November AUDI AG delivered around 82,750 cars to customers – 8.9 percent more than in the preceding month (2008: 75,965). Between January and November Audi sold some 870,600 cars worldwide (2008: 920,689). The distance behind the record year of 2008 thus shrunk to 5.4 percent. Besides high growth rates in the Asia-Pacific region, sales figures in the United States and in other American markets also contributed to the good monthly results.
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LOS ANGELES, Ca.
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Dec 4, 2009
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Today at the LA Auto Show, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger paid a special visit to the Audi booth to review firsthand the Audi e-tron fully electric concept study model firsthand. Earlier this week at the LA Auto Show, Schwarzenegger had expressed his support for automakers raising the bar on environmental responsibility and acted upon that enthusiasm today by visiting the Audi booth to learn more about e-tron.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Dec 3, 2009
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Green and performance luxury needn't be mutually exclusive concepts. That’s a core belief at Audi. Today, that philosophy paid off with the all-new A3 TDI earning the prestigious title of 2010 Green Car of the Year®.
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Remarks by Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen, acceptance of the 2010 Green Car of the Year. "First, I’d like to thank Ron and the Green Car Journal team as well as our esteemed panel of judges for this honor."
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Dec 3, 2009
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36,000 oak trees have been planted. Together they constitute a scientific experiment unlike any other in Germany: Together with the Bavarian State Forestry and the Chair of Forest Yield Science at the Technical University of Munich, Audi has launched the “Oak Forest CO2 Reservoir” research project in the Kösching Forest near Ingolstadt. Trial sites near Györ, Hungary, and other locations worldwide are to follow. By funding this project, Audi underscores its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. This commitment is also evident in the Company’s systematic measures to conserve resources both in the products themselves and in their production.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Dec 2, 2009
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The 2010 Audi A5 emerged as a double winner in the 2010 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards Tuesday night, demonstrating that the true value of Audi engineering remains apparent years after the initial sale.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Dec 2, 2009
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Audi's Q7 TDI, its first clean diesel vehicle to hit U.S. streets this year is turning heads, most recently with a nod from the Earth, Wind & Power Awards, which selected it as "Most Environmentally Progressive Truck of the Year."
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HERNDON, Va.
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Dec 1, 2009
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Audi today reported November U.S. sales of 6,810 luxury performance cars and SUVs, a result that maintained the Audi share of U.S. imported luxury vehicle sale at record levels so far this year.
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Fascinating sportiness, innovative technology and superior comfort: Audi is bringing the next generation of the A8 to the starting line. The new flagship demonstrates the brand’s proverbial Vorsprung durch Technik with its light aluminum body, its powerful and highly efficient engines, the further improved MMI operating system, new driver assistance systems, the full LED headlights and an elegant interior with a craftsman’s level of workmanship.
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INGOLSTADT/ESSEN, Germany
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Nov 28, 2009
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The Audi TT RS is "Sports Car of the Year 2009" in the category "Production Coupés." The R8 5.2 FSI wins the title for production supercars. The S5 Cabriolet, the RS 6, the S4 Avant, and the Q7 V12 TDI each placed in the top five in their respective classes. The prizes awarded by a jury from the Auto Bild SportsCars monthly were presented last evening at the Essen Motor Show.
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INGOLSTADT/MIAMI
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Nov 27, 2009
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World premiere, take two: Only one day after the world premiere of the new Audi A8 on November 30 to international media representatives, Audi will present its brand flagship at Design Miami 2009 to an audience of design experts from all over the world. Both the premiere as part of the exhibition "The Art of Progress" in the Audi Pavilion and the premiere for the general public with the stand at Design Miami illustrate how Audi, in line with the brand motto "Vorsprung durch Technik", is going down a new, innovative path with the new Audi A8.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Nov 26, 2009
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Audi is presenting the new A8 at the "Design Miami / Art Basel Miami Beach" trade fairs. Hollywood star Lucy Liu to host the evening. TV coverage, internet livestream and footage available. Information for TV stations, radio and online media for coverage of the world premiere of the new Audi A8. TV footage, video and audio statements will be available from November 30, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Eastern (December 1, 2009, 2:00 a.m. German time) via Audi MediaServices.
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INGOLSTADT/MUNICH, Germany
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Nov 26, 2009
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The close partnership between AUDI AG and FC Bayern München AG which has existed since 2002 will be elevated to a new level: In three steps between March 2010 and July 2011 at the latest, the automobile manufacturer from Ingolstadt will acquire a shareholding in FC Bayern München AG that will ultimately total 9.09 percent.
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INGOLSTADT/BERLIN, Germany
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Nov 25, 2009
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Readers of the motoring magazine "Auto Zeitung" have voted three Audi models top of their classes in the "Auto Trophy 2009." More than 104,000 readers took part in the poll. The Audi A5 Sportback, Audi R8 Spyder and Audi Q5 picked up three of the year’s most coveted awards in the readers’ poll. Audi also took first place in the Image Report for car brands for the sixth time in a row. The brand with the four rings has now won the coveted prize of the "Auto Trophy" 43 times in the award’s 22-year history. The prizes were awarded yesterday evening during a gala event at Berlin’s Meilenwerk.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Nov 25, 2009
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"Family Silver - the Auto Union Silver Arrows and their Rivals": never before has the Audi museum mobile displayed such valuable items in an exhibition. From December 2, 2009 until March 31, 2010, visitors to the Audi Forum Ingolstadt will be able to see ten of these magnificent racing cars from the 1930s, with their supercharged engines. Seven Auto Union Silver Arrows will be joined by three original Mercedes-Benz racing cars, two of them with race victories to their credit, the third a holder of international speed records.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Nov 20, 2009
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Audi is celebrating another very special anniversary in 2009: the 20th birthday of TDI technology. In the fall of 1989, the Audi 100 2.5 TDI - the first Audi with a direct-injection turbocharged diesel engine - was exhibited at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. Ever since, the brand with the four rings has continued to increase its lead and set many milestones. Since 1989, Audi has produced over five million TDI engines and is now marketing a wide range of leading-edge power units. They combine great propulsive power, sporty driving enjoyment and exemplary efficiency, and demonstrate that this technology also holds great potential for the future.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Nov 19, 2009
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Audi today announced that the culmination of its 100th anniversary celebration will be held at the world’s most important art and design fairs, Design Miami/ and Art Basel Miami Beach. At this prestigious event, Audi will reveal for the first time the all-new 2011 edition of the brand’s flagship sedan, the Audi A8. The reveal will take place at the Audi Pavilion, a temporary museum structure built on Miami Beach in proximity to the iconic Fontainebleau hotel. The reveal and exhibition will coincide with the Vernissage of “The Art of Progress” exhibit, which itself is inspired by key attributes of the new A8, as well as the Audi brand’s core philosophy.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Nov 18, 2009
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As part of its continued support of the U.S. Ski Team, Audi of America today announced that it has commissioned a documentary film, Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver, which will tell the unique stories of these elite American athletes as they prepare for the competition of their lives – the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver will air first January 30 at 8pm EST on NBC, followed by an appearance on the USA Network on February 6 at 5pm EST. It will also run three times in primetime on the Universal Sports Network. Audi has been a sponsor of the U.S. Ski Team since 2007.
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PALO ALTO, Calif.
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Nov 18, 2009
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What once seemed to be the stuff of science fiction – a car that can safely operate without direct input from a driver – is rapidly moving from the realm of science fiction toward reality. This is being clearly demonstrated with the Autonomous Audi TTS coupe research project, which has become a sensation worldwide.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Nov 13, 2009
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Audi today released the final social media video installment documenting behind-the-scenes considerations that shaped its entries in this year's Los Angeles Design Challenge, a competition associated with the upcoming L.A. Auto Show involving Southern California automotive studios.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Nov 12, 2009
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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it is investing in flagship Audi and Volkswagen dealerships in New York City, as part of its strategic plan to grow business in the U.S. market. The $125 million deal is for the 265,000 square-foot building formerly housing Potamkin General Motors. The building is strategically sited in the highest traffic area of 11th Ave., making it a convenient location for Volkswagen and Audi customers.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Nov 11, 2009
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The aim of staging the Ryder Cup in Germany in 2018 for the first time since its inaugural event in 1927 is an ambitious one. Audi supports the bid of the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds in Neuburg an der Donau to host the world’s most prestigious golf tournament at which the twelve best players from Europe and the United States, respectively, compete.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Nov 9, 2009
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AUDI AG sold around 82,750 cars in October, 0.4 percent more than in the prior-year month (2008: 82,436). From January through October, Audi sold some 787,900 cars worldwide (2008: 844,724). The difference compared with the record-breaking year 2008 was consequently reduced to -6.7 percent, significantly better than forecast at the start of the year. In China, Audi had already matched the total for the whole of 2008 by the last week of October.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Nov 5, 2009
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At the end of the 2009 motorsport season AUDI AG cannot only be pleased with the successful title defense in the DTM. The Audi R8 LMS made a convincing showing in its first racing season as well: The GT3 race sports car developed for customer sport clinched 23 victories and three champion's titles.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Nov 4, 2009
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The microsite designed to promote Truth in 24, the full-length NFL Films/Intersport documentary on the Audi Le Mans racing program, won a prestigious Catalyst Interactive Advertising Award.
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INGOLSTADT/BERLIN, Germany
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Nov 4, 2009
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Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper has awarded a Golden Steering Wheel to its choice of best midsize vehicle: the new Audi A5 Sportback, the third model from Audi’s successful core model line based on the modular longitudinal platform. The Audi A5 Sportback’s victory constitutes the 18th award presented to a vehicle with the four rings in the 34-year history of the competition. Audi is thus the most successful brand in the competition.
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INGOLSTADT/PEKING
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Nov 4, 2009
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Audi "factory" driver Mattias Ekström again proved his exceptional talent: In Beijing the Swede won the "Race of Champions" for the third time after 2006 and 2007. In the competition of the world’s best race and rally drivers the two-time DTM Champion defeated the new Formula 1 World Champion in the semi-finale, and Michael Schumacher in the finale.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Nov 3, 2009
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Audi today reported October sales in the U.S. of 7,358 luxury performance cars and SUVs, a result that approached the all-time October record set by the brand a year earlier.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Nov 3, 2009
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The German Design Council has announced it will present a 2010 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Audi A5 Coupé – and the vehicle’s creator is elated. In the eyes of Walter de Silva, Head of Design for the Volkswagen Group since 2007 and previously Head of Audi Design, one thing is certain: “The Audi A5 Coupé is the most beautiful car I’ve ever designed and is well on its way to becoming a design icon. I’m therefore thrilled by this accolade, as it also validates my hard work.” This most prestigious of all official design awards in Germany will be presented as part of the opening ceremony of the International Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt on February 12, 2010.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 30, 2009
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Audi has shrugged off the effects of the global economic crisis and again posted a clear operating profit of EUR 348 million in the third quarter of the current fiscal year (2008: EUR 760 million). Over the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, Audi has thus achieved an operating return of 5.4 percent (2008: 8.0 percent), making it one of the top performers in the industry.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Oct 29, 2009
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"AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi," the longest running Los Angeles-based film festival, opens Friday with Audi as its presenting sponsor for the sixth consecutive year. The nine-day event kicks off award season with assorted world and U.S. film premieres, red carpet galas, and special events.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 28, 2009
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AUDI AG is continuing on its growth curve in China: Yesterday the company already exceeded last year's unit sales volume. This makes 2009 the most successful year in Audi's 21-year history in China. Since January, Audi has delivered 118,196 cars in China, an increase of 22 percent over the corresponding prior-year period.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 28, 2009
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Sleek outfit and individual mobility: The athletes of the German Ski Association (DSV) received their team-wear for the Olympic season at adidas and, at the same time, their new Audi company cars. The keys were handed over to them by the brand new DTM Champion Timo Scheider. While the selection of models varied, the whole team chose the same color: All athletes will be driving cars sporting an elegant quartz-gray.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 26, 2009
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What do Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Franck Ribéry have in common? All three are exceptional international soccer players and, like their teammates, travel to their daily practice sessions in Audi vehicles. Today, the players of Spanish record champion Real Madrid received their new models. The cars ranking at the top of Christoph Metzelder, Xavi Alonso, Kaká & company's list of favorites: the Audi Q7, Audi A5 Cabrio and Audi RS 6.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 25, 2009
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Befitting its 100th anniversary, Audi has written another chapter of motorsport history. The brand is the first ever automobile manufacturer to achieve a title hat-trick in the prestigious international touring car racing series: After 2007 and 2008, Audi has clinched the coveted trophy for the third consecutive time.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 22, 2009
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Three creative concepts were the top choices in the "Audi Customizing Club" design contest. The talented tuning trio of Alexander Christ, Michael Horn, and Hubert Plaikner captivated the high-caliber panel of judges by proposing unique designs of accessory parts. Audi had got to know the contestants at this year’s Wörthersee Tour. In 2010, the winning designs will contribute to the development of an Audi show car.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Oct 22, 2009
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The German Design Council is to honor the Audi A5 Coupé with a 2010 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. This is the fourth time that an Audi model has won this most prestigious of all official German design awards. The award will be presented as part of the opening ceremony of the International Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt on February 12, 2010. A total of 23 products emerged victorious from the Product Design category of this renowned competition.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 19, 2009
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In recognition of Audi's 100th birthday, the company with the four rings will once again invest considerably in its future. Earthwork operations for a key construction project in the northern sector of Audi's Ingolstadt site will begin in late October. More than €100 million will be invested in a new body-manufacturing shop for the Audi A3.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 9, 2009
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AUDI AG sold around 705,300 cars worldwide from January through September. The cumulative result is thus a mere 7.5 percent behind last year’s record (2008: 762,288 cars) in a situation that continues to be difficult. In the first three quarters of the year, the company’s unit sales were ahead of the projected figures, with Audi aiming to deliver approximately 900,000 cars to customers in 2009 as a whole. In September the company delivered around 88,600 cars, with sales remaining some 6.8 percent behind the strong figures of last September (2008: 95,136). The company recorded high growth in the BRIC countries, especially in China. Other emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific region have also improved significantly on last year.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Oct 7, 2009
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Audi of America today announced the completion and grand opening of the Audi Jacksonville Store in Jacksonville, Florida. Owned and operated by Audi national dealer council member Jack Hanania, this state of-the-art facility will open to customers with a gala event on Wednesday, October 7th at 6:00pm.
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INGOLSTADT/CHANGCHUN
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Oct 6, 2009
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AUDI AG sold a total of 108,859 vehicles in China (including Hong Kong) from January through September. This represents an increase of 20 percent on the corresponding prior-year period. In September, the brand sold over 15,000 cars in a single month for the first time ever, recording an increase of 37 percent on the same month last year. This makes September Audi’s best month ever in China.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 6, 2009
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The 100th anniversary of the birth of racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer, who was born on October 14, 1909 in Lingen in north-west Germany, is approaching. Audi Tradition will be laying a bouquet at the memorial on today?s A5 Autobahn. Rosemeyer achieved international fame primarily as one of Auto Union?s top drivers in Grand Prix races and world speed record attempts in the ?Silver Arrows? era of the 1930s. His racing triumphs in Europe, Africa and the USA made him a public idol ? not least because of his swashbuckling driving style. Bernd Rosemeyer was a hero of his time, who tragically lost his life at the zenith of his career while making a world speed record attempt in early 1938.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 5, 2009
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No premium manufacturer builds and sells more all-wheel-drive cars worldwide than Audi. This is borne out by figures from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). And as the registration statistics show, Audi also sells more all-wheel-drive models in Germany than any other premium brand. From January through August, Audi produced some 190,500 vehicles with quattro drive, which means that around one third of all Audi cars are equipped with this technology. The Audi Q5, the most prominent new addition to the all-wheel model lineup, is the most successful SUV in its class worldwide – with some 63,100 units sold in the first eight months of 2009.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 2, 2009
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The Audi Efficiency Challenge A to B has crossed the finish line. After nine days and approximately 4,200 kilometres through Europe from north to south, the consumption figures bear testament to the outstanding efficiency of the entire Audi range. The brand’s new “paragon of efficiency” is the Audi A3 1.6 TDI. With an average best-of-day figure of only 3.3 litres per 100 kilometres, it stayed considerably below the already excellent nominal consumption of 3.8 litres, equating to CO2 emissions of 99 g/km. “The outstanding consumption figures achieved on the Efficiency Challenge demonstrate that efficiency is a standard feature in every Audi”, commented Axel Strotbek, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Finance and Organisation, speaking from the finish line in Bée. “The Audi Efficiency Challenge is clear proof of our Vorsprung durch Technik,” said Michael Dick, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Oct 1, 2009
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Audi today announced sales of 7,209 vehicles for the month of September. Johan de Nysschen, President, Audi of America, expects the brand to record another increase in market share, to 8.9 percent for September in the import luxury segment.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 1, 2009
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AUDI AG is bolstering its commitment to environmental protection. The Ingolstadt-based carmaker has established the Audi Environmental Foundation, which has an endowment of € 5 million. This foundation will focus exclusively on environmentally minded pursuits for the common good. Frank Dreves, Member of the Board of Management for Production of AUDI AG, will chair the board of trustees.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 1, 2009
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Audi has once again raised the bar in the automotive industry. The assembly processes for the Audi A3 and A3 Sportback at the Ingolstadt plant constitute exemplary excellence in the automotive industry via efficient and economical approaches. In recognition of this, Audi is to receive the Automotive Lean Production Award, jointly presented by the trade journal Automobil Produktion and the management consultancy Agamus Consult.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Oct 1, 2009
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The Audi quattro Cup is the "classic" among AUDI AG's extensive commitments in international golf: In the Cup's 19th season, amateur golfers around the globe are fighting to win the coveted trophy in the world finale to be staged in Sydney, Australia. After the German finale in Bad Griesbach the two German teams for the international final round have been determined.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 30, 2009
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Audi has engaged RTC Relationship Marketing of Washington, D.C., to serve as its customer relationship marketing agency of record.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 30, 2009
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“Life-long learning lays a cornerstone for successful career advancement,” says Dr. Werner Widuckel, Member of the Board of Management for Human Resources at AUDI AG, as he welcomes the first 40 Audi employees to participate in the new “Development for High-Flying Employees” program. He adds that ongoing education also requires considerable commitment, time, and money. The premium manufacturer is therefore actively encouraging particularly motivated staff members who wish to acquire additional vocational expertise.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 29, 2009
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The new waste heating contract has been signed, sealed and delivered. Member of the Audi Board for Production Frank Dreves, Ingolstadt Mayor Dr. Alfred Lehmann, Gerhard Fischer of the Petroplus refinery, Gerhard Meyer of Zweckverband Müllverwertungsanlage Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt waste utilization plant), Raimund Wunder of Volkswagen Kraftwerk GmbH and Herbert Stockmeier of Stadtwerke Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt municipal utility company), signed the pioneering document in the presence of Dr. Markus Söder, the Bavarian State Minister for the Environment and Health. Beginning in 2011, the Ingolstadt municipal utility company Stadtwerke Ingolstadt will increase the amount of waste heat supplied to Audi to roughly 120,000 MWh per year. The amount of waste heat supplied to the City of Ingolstadt will likewise increase to roughly 310,000 MWh per year under the terms of the contract. This corresponds to potential annual savings of roughly 67,000 metric tons of CO2, of which 26,000 metric tons are of at Audi alone.
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INGOLSTADT/ATLANTA
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Sep 27, 2009
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Audi Sport Team Joest’s test entry in the 1000-mile "Petit Le Mans" race at Road Atlanta (U.S. state of Georgia) had an unexpected outcome: The American endurance classic had to be red flagged just before half-time due to torrential rainfall. Although Audi had led almost entirely, the two R15 TDI prototypes were only classified in third and fourth positions. Small consolation: The Diesel-powered racing car won the efficiency award "Michelin GreenX Challenge" – a trophy awarded to the most environmentally friendly car.
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INGOLSTADT/ATLANTA
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Sep 25, 2009
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Audi Sport Team Joest’s two Audi R15 TDI prototypes will start the "Petit Le Mans" 1000-mile race at Road Atlanta (U.S. state of Georgia) from the second row of the grid. The U.S. endurance classic serves Audi as preparation for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 25, 2009
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On its very first outing under real-life traffic conditions, the Audi A3 1.6 TDI is already turning in impressive consumption figures. With a top mark of 3.0 litres per 100 kilometres, the latest version of the successful model came in well below its already excellent nominal consumption of 3.8 litres, equating to CO2 emissions of 99 g/km. The other models of the Audi range also shone on the first three days of the “Efficiency Challenge A to B”, which covers 4,182 kilometres from A on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands to Bée in northern Italy.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 24, 2009
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Audi Sport returns to Petit Le Mans this weekend to defend its unbeaten streak in the Atlanta race with Audi enriching coverage of the action through key social media outlets.
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INGOLSTADT/NECKARSULM, Germany
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Sep 24, 2009
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Audi of America took 1st place in the international 2009 Audi Twin Cup Challenge, an annual event designed to rigorously test service and technical experts on their know-how of Audi vehicles and customer care.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 23, 2009
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Audi signed a wide-ranging, five-year deal with the Washington Redskins to provide a level of brand integration that’s unique in the NFL.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 22, 2009
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4,182 kilometers through Europe in nine days, from Å on the Lofoten archipelago in Norway to Bée in northern Italy – Audi is proving the efficiency of its vehicles on the “Efficiency Challenge A to B.” 120 journalists and customers of the brand are taking the wheel in 20 cars from five model series for the tour.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 21, 2009
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Audi fans will be able to drive the e-tron concept car through PlayStation Home starting in late 2009. Audi is the first carmaker to develop its own virtual area there, known as the Audi Space. The Audi e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric engine, was introduced at the International Motor Show (IAA). Starting in December, it will be available in the Vertical Run driving game within the Audi Space.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 20, 2009
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The “Champions League” of international sailing has been decided: The Emirates Team New Zealand is the winner of the 2009 Audi MedCup that was staged in five races in the Mediterranean. The team around skipper Dean Barker finished the season with a win at the finale in Cartagena, Spain.
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INGOLSTADT/CHANGCHUN
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Sep 19, 2009
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Together with its Chinese joint-venture partner FAW, Audi opened a new assembly hall today at the existing plant premises of FAW-VW in Changchun. The long-wheelbase Audi A4 and the Audi Q5 will be produced in this hall, which spans some 82,000 square meters (883,000 square feet). The capital expenditure amounts to around 100 million euros.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 18, 2009
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The countdown for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours is underway. In preparation for the sports car highlight of the year, Audi Sport Team Joest will contest the U.S. endurance classic "Petit Le Mans" at Road Atlanta (U.S. state of Georgia) on September 26 with two Audi R15 TDI cars.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 17, 2009
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Audi today announced that TDI clean diesel technology will be a featured segment on the Discovery Communications program, "How It's Made" premiering on Science Channel on Friday, September 18, 2009, 9 p.m. ET/PT, with an encore broadcast on the Discovery Channel on Thursday, September 24, 2009, 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 15, 2009
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Audi presents the highlight of the IAA 2009: the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Four motors – two each at the front and rear axles – drive the wheels, making the concept car a true quattro. Producing 230 kW (313 hp) and 4,500 Nm (3,319.03 lb-ft) of torque, the two-seater accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (0 – 62.14 mph) in 4.8 seconds, and from 60 to 120 km/h (37.28 – 74.56 mph) in 4.1 seconds. The lithium-ion battery provides a truly useable energy content of 42.4 kilowatt hours to enable a range of approximately 248 kilometers, or 154 miles.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 15, 2009
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Audi is working hard on the future of mobility. The company has established a project house for the development of an integrated concept for electric drives in automobiles. As part of this effort, a support project entitled e-performance and funded in part by the German Ministry for Education and Research will be launched on October 1. Institutes and companies from industry and science will be participating in the project.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 14, 2009
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Exceptional performance and breathtaking dynamism coupled with the intense sensations of open-top driving: Audi presents the R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro. Its lightweight cloth top opens and closes fully automatically; several body parts are made of a carbon fiber composite material.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 14, 2009
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In the run-up to the International Motor Show IAA, Rupert Stadler, CEO of AUDI AG, announced this evening: “We are currently hiring an additional 100 engineers for the ePerformance* development project.” That will boost the number of newly hired specialists at Audi this year to 400. “We are thus investing in future technologies and once again confirming our commitment to ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’, underscored Stadler.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 15, 2009
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Audi is resolutely continuing its commitment to downsizing as part of its efficiency strategy. The brand has introduced a new turbocharged gasoline engine featuring low displacement in the A3 model line. The 1.2 TFSI delivers maximum performance despite minimum consumption. This engines generates 77 kW (105 hp), yet sips a mere 5.5 liters of fuel per 100 km (42.77 miles per U.S. gallon).
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 14, 2009
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Audi has added a new, particularly economical version to its A4 model series: The A4 and A4 Avant 2.0 TFSI flexible fuel can be operated on bioethanol. The fuel, designated E85, lowers operating costs and features a good CO2 balance.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 14, 2009
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Using the world's cleanest diesel technology, the 3.0 TDI clean diesel already meets the Euro 6 emission standard not scheduled to enter into force until 2014. Having debuted in the Audi Q7, the innovative engine is now coming to the A4. The powerful TDI is not only extremely clean, it is also highly efficient, using only 6.7 liters of fuel per 100 km (35.11 US mpg) in the EU cycle.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 14, 2009
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The abbreviation “S” stands for sports and also high efficiency – characteristic Audi features. The S5 Sportback is the top model of the new Sportback model series. The five-door coupe is powered by a highly efficient, supercharged V6 engine with an output of 245 kW (333 hp). Power is delivered to the wheels via the seven-speed S tronic and quattro drive; the innovative sport differential is available as an option.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 11, 2009
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Audi is the worldwide leader in the field of lightweight design. For 15 years Audi has been producing aluminum bodies based on the Audi Space Frame (ASF). Numerous patents and awards document the innovative power of this technology.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 11, 2009
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Audi, in conjunction with Best Buddies International, today announced the anticipated celebrity and athlete attendees at this year’s Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle on September 12, a charity bicycle ride along the Pacific Coast line. For the third year in a row, Audi is proudly joining Best Buddies International as a Title Sponsor and the Official Vehicle in what has become the organization’s key fundraising initiative. This year’s bike ride will bring together athletes, dignitaries and actors working to beat last year’s fundraising record of $3.5 million total in donations for Best Buddies International.
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INGOLSTADT/FRANKFURT, Germany
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Sep 10, 2009
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For Annkatrin Hentsch, it is akin to "time-lapse construction of a house." A project manager at AUDI AG, she oversees the setting-up of Audi’s stand at the 63rd International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. Following a year of preparations and some 55,000 hours of planning, her IAA team requires just 25 days of setting up to execute a stroke of genius both organizational and logistical in nature: As per a stringent schedule, 90 trucks transport several hundred metric tons of material to Frankfurt, where 300 fitters assemble everything.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 8, 2009
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Finding practical ways to reduce automotive emissions and lessen America's energy dependence isn't something that can wait for technological breakthroughs years down the road, noted Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen. Instead, car companies and government policy makers should immediately embrace promising new technologies that can quickly add up to make a real difference. In a wide-reaching speech at Audi's 100th Anniversary celebration in Sonoma, California, de Nysschen also discussed his thoughts on the future of luxury, asserting that the era of "legacy luxury" - products that convey status without regard to cost or resources consumed - is now at the end of its life cycle, with Audi representing the new era of "progressive luxury."
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 8, 2009
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Sales figures for AUDI AG rose sharply in August in both North America and the region Asian-Pacific. In Europe, the Audi brand once again strengthened its position and remained Western Europe’s most successful premium brand over the first eight months of the year. Worldwide, AUDI AG sold around 65,900 premium cars in August – down just 2.7 percent on the same month last year (2008: 67,723). Form January until August, sales figures were 7.5 percent lower than the previous year, with around 616,850 cars sold.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 3, 2009
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Audi today announced pricing for the 2010 A3 TDI, its second U.S. clean diesel offering launched this year. Expected to begin arriving at U.S. dealers in late November 2009, the 50-state certified A3 TDI delivers the highest highway fuel economy in the luxury car category – 42 mpg, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
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Remarks by Johan de Nysschen at the 2009 Audi Performance Experience in Napa, California - August 26, 2009
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HERNDON, Va.
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Sep 1, 2009
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Audi today reported its U.S. sales last month rose 26% to achieve its second-best August sales ever and its best month overall since June 2008. In August 2009, Audi sold 8,057 cars and SUVs compared to 6,406 vehicles sold in August 2008.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Sep 1, 2009
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Visitors to the 63rd International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main can expect to witness an extraordinary debut at the trade fair from September 15 onward. In addition to the international launch of numerous technical innovations, AUDI AG is also unveiling the further evolution of the four rings at this year’s trade fair stand. Even more progressive and contemporary than its predecessor, the new Audi logo elevates the brand essence to its key message: Vorsprung durch Technik.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Aug 28, 2009
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Audi will unveil three new vehicles at Frankfurt's International Motor Show (IAA): the remarkably dynamic S5 Sportback, the extremely low-emission A4 3.0 TDI clean diesel quattro, and the especially efficient A3 1.2 TFSI. These innovative engines boast some very different key data, yet they share something in common: They embody Audi?s conviction that dynamics and efficiency are not mutually exclusive; on the contrary, they go hand in hand and are mutually complementary.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Aug 25, 2009
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Audi today announced the U.S. manufacturer’s suggested retail prices for its redesigned 2010 Q7 models, scheduled to arrive at U.S. Audi dealers in September 2009.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Aug 25, 2009
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For the first time since its victorious debut at Sebring in March, the technologically innovative Audi R15 TDI will again compete in an endurance race in the USA: On September 26, Audi Sport Team Joest will contest the 1000-mile "Petit Le Mans" race, which is part of the American Le Mans Series, at Road Atlanta (Georgia) with two cars.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Aug 21, 2009
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Audi remains the most beloved employer among engineering students at German universities. These findings were released today by the Trendence* consulting company. The Ingolstadt-based automotive company repeated its 2008 triumph in the eyes of budding engineers. In addition, the brand with the four rings boosted its popularity among economics students, moving up from third to second place.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Aug 20, 2009
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Audi of America is initiating a voluntary recall involving 2,500 Audi A3, Audi TT and Audi TT Roadster models built between September 2008 and August 2009.
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INGOLSTADT/NECKARSULM, Germany
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Aug 17, 2009
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Multifaceted, real-world, team-oriented, with excellent prospects for the future: Six Audi apprentices explain why opting to join the premium automotive manufacturer was the perfect choice. And in recognition of Audi’s 100th birthday, more young people than ever before will have an opportunity to enter the working world at Audi. The company will offer an additional 100 slots for apprentices – primarily in the growth fields of electronics engineering and mechatronics.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Aug 14, 2009
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Audi today announced the U.S. manufacturer’s suggested retail prices for the highly anticipated 2010 Audi S4 sedan and A5 / S5 Cabriolet models. The S models arrive at U.S. dealers in late August, while the A5 Cabriolet will be available in the Fall of 2009.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Aug 13, 2009
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Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, has received a 2009 Eurostar Award from international trade periodical Automotive News Europe. This year’s awards recognize top European auto executives who have managed to succeed despite the global recession. As Automotive News Europe argues in its official statement: “CEO Rupert Stadler has pushed Audi past its competitors BMW and Mercedes-Benz to become the top-selling premium brand in Europe.”
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HERNDON, Va.
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Aug 10, 2009
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Audi Chicagoland dealers formed a regional partnership with the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill. to provide a new opportunity for Audi owners and enthusiasts to experience high-performance test drives.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Aug 7, 2009
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Audi today released pricing for many of its 2010 model-year offerings, which are headed to authorized Audi dealerships to meet strong consumer demand.
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The Audi Q5 builds on the foundation established by the Audi Q7, and it strengthens the brand’s presence in the crossover segment. The Audi Q5 is offered with a 3.2 V6 FSI direct injection engine, quattro® all wheel drive, and six-speed Tiptronic transmission. The Audi Q5 is the first Audi offering with Generation 3 MMI and navigation with real-time SIRIUS traffic information
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Aug 6, 2009
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AUDI AG sold 2.1 percent more vehicles worldwide last month than in July 2008. Some 85,000 customers opted for a new Audi (2008: 83,210). From January through July, the company sold approximately 551,000 vehicles – 8.1 percent less than one year earlier (2008: 599,429). As the market's leading premium brand, Audi benefited from growth in China to reach a new monthly sales record there. In the United States and Western Europe, Audi’s sales progressed better than those of its competitors.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Aug 5, 2009
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Audi today affirmed an August consumer sales offer that adds a $1,000 incentive to transactions eligible for the federal government’s “Cars Allowance Rebate System” reimbursement program, more commonly known as “Cars for Clunkers.”
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Aug 5, 2009
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To celebrate its centenary, the Audi brand is looking back on an exciting rally era. In a special exhibition entitled “The Cornering Wizards: Group B Rally Cars” from August 12 to October 31 2009 at the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt, Audi Tradition is displaying no fewer than 12 rally cars from the 1983 to 1986 period – with a collective power output of more than 5,000 bhp!
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HERNDON, Va.
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Aug 3, 2009
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Audi today announced it sold 6,407 vehicles in the U.S. during the month of July. Despite a tough sales climate, Audi outperformed its imported luxury car competitors in July with some Audi models setting 2009 monthly records, including the Audi A8, Audi A3, Audi A4 Avant and Audi TT Coupe.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 31, 2009
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The premiere of the Audi Cup ended with a spectacular finale on Thursday night in Munich: FC Bayern München won with a score of 7:6 against Manchester United in the penalty shoot-out and thus clinched the 60-centimeter high Audi Cup for its extensive trophy collection in Munich. The match winner in the sold-out Allianz Arena was goal-keeper Michael Rensing, who saved the crucial penalty kick.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 31, 2009
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In the first six months of the current year the Audi Group succeeded in avoiding the effects of the negative overall market trend, and recorded a significant operating profit of 823 million euros (2008: 1.3 billion euros). The Audi brand is also hitting its sales targets: in the first six months, approximately 466,000 cars were delivered (2008: 516,219), representing a 9.7 percent shortfall compared with the previous year’s record figure.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jul 23, 2009
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Audi today announced that the U.S. manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the highly anticipated 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro V10 sports car will start at $146,000, with shipments to authorized Audi R8 dealerships across the country beginning this week.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jul 23, 2009
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Audi launched the V10 era of the acclaimed R8 sports car by delivering the first two 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI® quattro® models in the U.S. to two winning bidders from the 2009 Boca Raton Concours d’ Elegance charity auction last February.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 22, 2009
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They are the measure of all things in world soccer: the winner’s trophies of international soccer tournaments. The trophies are coveted; those who hold them in their hands have ascended to the soccer throne – and the artistically designed cups, sculptures and bowls go down in the annals of history. Audi Design has now created a trophy that is closely tired to history even before its debut at the Audi Cup 2009 – to 100 years of successful automobile history.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jul 17, 2009
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Audi today released pricing for the 2010 model-year Audi A4 sedan, Audi A5 coupe and Audi Q5 crossover vehicle, which are headed to authorized Audi dealerships to meet strong consumer demand.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 16, 2009
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Audi celebrated its 100th birthday in Ingolstadt this evening with two world premiers. At the evening gala in the Audi Forum, 1,800 invited guests witnessed a spectacular program of celebrations staged outdoors. The highlights included the speech by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the unveiling of the new Audi A5 Sportback and the first performance of Chinese star pianist Lang Lang on the Audi Design grand piano.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 16, 2009
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The virtuosic Chinese pianist meshes western and eastern traditions with his music. He has celebrated worldwide success without ever forgetting his roots. Lang Lang has been a guest artist at the Audi Summer Concerts many times now and since 2006 has been appearing around the world as a cultural ambassador for the company.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 15, 2009
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Audi is presenting a new vehicle concept – the Audi A5 Sportback. The five-door model with the long, flowing rear end unites the best of various vehicle genres: the emotion and elegance of a coupe, the comfort of a sedan and the practicality of a station wagon. The Sportback joins the Coupé and Cabriolet as the third member of the A5 model family. A5 Sportback is not planned for the United States.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 15, 2009
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For AUDI AG, July 16, 2009 is a memorable day: on that day exactly 100 years ago, automotive pioneer August Horch founded August Horch Automobilwerke GmbH in Zwickau, Germany. A short time later he renamed the company after the Latin translation of his last name – making it Audi Automobilwerke. The brand with the four-ring logo is celebrating its birthday this week with a series of events.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 13, 2009
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A new landmark has arrived in the city of Ingolstadt just in time for Audi?s 100th anniversary. The giant Audi TT was presented this morning in the grassy area within the Audi roundabout by Dr. Werner Widuckel, Member of the Board of Management for Human Resources at AUDI AG, and Mayor of Ingolstadt Dr. Alfred Lehmann. The steel-frame construction, which has already been shown in Berlin, Beijing, Hong Kong and Munich, is 10.2 meters long, 4.5 meters wide, 3.25 meters high, and weighs about 10 tons.
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INGOLSTADT/ZANDVOORT
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Jul 10, 2009
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On July 16th the Audi brand will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Only three days later, there may be another reason to celebrate: The 50th Audi victory in the most popular international touring car racing series is possible when the DTM visits the Netherlands.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 9, 2009
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With what is surely a unique motor sport event for the local people – “100 years of Audi on the Donauring” – Audi Tradition will be celebrating the brand’s centenary in Ingolstadt on July 18. On the historic circuit in the old town, almost every vehicle that bears witness to Audi’s historic racing successes will be on view to the public between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 8, 2009
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With around 91,200 cars, AUDI AG increased its global sales by 1.3 percent last month, compared to June 2008 (2008: 90,025). Over the first six months the brand narrowed the gap to the previous year’s record sales to minus 9.7 percent, with around 466,000 vehicles delivered (2008: 516,219). The main driving forces behind the sales success in June were record unit sales in China and Germany. Likewise, Audi’s business performance in the United States and Western Europe was much better than that of its competitors. Over the first six months of this year, Audi was the strongest premium brand in Western Europe.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 8, 2009
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Jazz and Audi simply belong together. Jazz captivates large audiences: since 2001, more than 37,000 people have attended some 270 jazz concerts at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt. The Ray Brown Trio, Paul Kuhn and Freddy Hubbard are just a few of the performers that have appeared there. As a further sign of its close links with jazz, Audi decided to create its own concert grand piano at its concept design studio in Munich. The Audi Design grand piano is built by the celebrated Bösendorfer company of Vienna.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 7, 2009
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A concert grand piano is impressively large, usually black and has three legs to support the body with its typically curved sides. For more than 100 years, the complex internal mechanisms of these instruments have ensured their magnificent sound as well as determining the overall shape. The long tradition that has led to the grand piano has included many baroque versions that are not ideally matched to Audi’s design language. Despite this, the Audi Design Studio team in Munich decided to tackle the task of housing a concert grand piano in an Audi “outer skin”.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jul 7, 2009
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In the second heat of the “RCN Green Challenge” held on the Northern Loop of the Nürburgring, Audi once again proved that performance and efficiency are not mutually exclusive: Two Audi TT 2.0 TFSI models entered the efficiency contest, finishing in 1st and 4th place. In this four-lap competition in Germany’s Eifel region, the drivers of the victorious TT Coupé boasted an average fuel consumption of only 1.6 liters per each lap of 20.832 kilometers (12.94 miles). With these results, the winner beat the standard city consumption serving as the benchmark by 28 percent – a feat unmatched by any other participant.
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INGOLSTADT/BEIJING
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Jul 6, 2009
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AUDI AG has had its best half-year ever in China (including Hong Kong), with 66,866 cars delivered between January and June – up 11 percent compared with the first half of 2008. The market leader in the Chinese premium segment set a new sales record in June with 13,265 cars sold, an increase of 28 percent.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jul 1, 2009
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Audi today announced that U.S. sales for the month of June reached 7,524 units, its best sales month of 2009. Despite an economic environment that remains challenging, Audi expects its market share will improve in June, to 9.1% based on preliminary industry figures.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 30, 2009
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The new Audi navigation system plus with MMI (Multi Media Interface) operating logic in the A3, TT and R8 offers improved screen resolution and unmatched route calculation speed. The radio-navigation system, version E (RNS-E), can be combined with the Audi music interface and reads up to 32 GB SD memory cards. The new system is available immediately and costs between 2,270 and 2,565 euros, depending on the model.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 29, 2009
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The Audi Cup has been met with huge response and eager anticipation: More than 100,000 soccer fans have secured their tickets for the meetings between FC Bayern München, AC Milan, Manchester United and Boca Juniors at Munich’s Allianz Arena on July 29 and 30. Only a few remaining tickets are available for the final day of the tournament that is making its debut on the occasion of the Audi brand’s 100th anniversary.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 26, 2009
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Uncompromising quality in every detail is a solemn obligation at Audi. This standard shapes the thinking of the entire company – the customer is the measure of all things. Audi’s quality has long been legendary; it sets standards throughout the automobile industry. And it must be achieved anew every day through hard work along the entire process chain: from Development to Production to the suppliers – everything in the name of maximum customer satisfaction. Audi’s aspiration of quality and Vorsprung durch Technik are indivisibly joined.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 25, 2009
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The latest Audi models have garnered top ratings for safety in four prestigious tests. The Audi A4 and Q5 achieved a top five-star rating in the new and more stringent Euro New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) safety tests. The U.S. National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed this outstanding collision performance and gave both cars a five-star rating in all categories. In addition, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a U.S. consumer protection organization, proclaimed the Audi Q5 its “Top Safety Pick” – the best buy when it comes to safety.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 25, 2009
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The appearance of Audi during the DTM race at the Norisring is under the theme of the Audi brand’s 100th anniversary. To mark the "Audi home race" in Nuremberg more than 100,000 visitors and many celebrity guests are expected – this and other interesting facts from the Audi camp before the most popular international race series’ season highlight.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 24, 2009
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Audi has committed to supporting The Nature Conservancy to help reduce carbon emissions as part of its public awareness campaign for Audi TDI clean diesel engines, which reduce carbon emissions by 20% over gasoline. Audi will donate $1 to The Nature Conservancy’s voluntary carbon offset program for every Facebook user who joins the cause at www.causes.com/natureconservancy, up to $25,000.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 23, 2009
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Audi Tradition is taking a veritable armada of racing cars to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the south of England from July 3 to 5, where Audi will be the “featured marquee”. At the most prestigious classic motor sport event in the world, no fewer than 15 current and historic Audi racing cars will be climbing the hill in the grounds of the Earl of March’s stately home. In Audi’s one-hundredth year, they will be documenting over 70 years of motor sport involvement by the brand with the four rings. There will be a whole array of big names driving them, from World Rally Champions Walter Röhrl, Stig Blomqvist and Hannu Mikkola to DTM, STC and Le Mans heroes Frank Biela, Alan McNish, Dindo Capello and Marco Werner. Audi Tradition has invited a towering figure from Formula 1 and Le Mans history, Jacky Ickx, as well as Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, to attend Goodwood as its special guests.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 23, 2009
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The Art Directors Club (ADC) of Europe has awarded the Audi “Robbery’ TV commercial with its gold medal as the best commercial in 2008. At the awards ceremony in Barcelona, the intelligent humor of the promotional film created by kempertrautmann agency in Hamburg won over the 51-member jury made up of the leading creatives from 19 European countries.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 19, 2009
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Audi today launched an aggressive public awareness campaign in the U.S. to highlight the ways in which TDI clean diesel can help America achieve energy independence. Ranging from television ads to a social media-driven charitable donation, the campaign will kick off a summer-long push to change public perception of the once-maligned diesel engine.
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INGOLSTADT/STUTTGART, Germany
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Jun 19, 2009
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The Audi RS 6 was once again voted best vehicle in its class in “The Sportiest Cars 2009” readers’ choice contest sponsored by the German automotive magazine sport auto. Audi vehicles placed in the award rankings a total of nine times.
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The Audi Q5 builds on the foundation established by the Audi Q7, and strengthens the brand’s presence in the crossover segment. The Audi Q5 is offered with a 3.2 V6 FSI direct injection engine, quattro® all wheel drive, and six-speed Tiptronic transmission. The Audi Q5 is the first Audi offering with Generation 3 MMI, and navigation with real-time SIRIUS traffic information. Audi Q5 3.2 Premium quattro MSRP: $37,200. Safety is a top priority, with an IIHS “Top Safety Pick” signifying top front/side/rear crash ratings, as well as five star NHTSA front and side ratings.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 18, 2009
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For the fifth time in a row, a jury of 64 leading motoring journalists from over 30 countries has voted the 2.0-liter FSI the “International Engine of the Year” in the 1.8 to 2.0-liter category.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 16, 2009
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The brand with the four rings leads the pack with a new vehicle concept: The Audi A5 Sportback combines the best of different automotive worlds. It is as emotional and elegant as a coupe, as comfortable as a sedan, and as practical as an Avant. The Sportback joins the Coupé and Cabriolet as the third member of the A5 model family – and at the same time creates a new segment. With an exciting design, great everyday utility and highly efficient and powerful TFSI, FSI and TDI engines, the A5 Sportback will arrive at Audi dealerships in September. The car will be open for ordering with an entry price of EUR 36,050 for the 2.0 TDI version. A version with an even more attractive price will follow in the middle of 2010. This will make the A5 Sportback the entry model for the A5 model range.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 16, 2009
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Audi of America is the first market to completely integrate the Audi brand into the next generation of the Audi website, including dealer and regional websites.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 16, 2009
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Absolute precision, perfectly balanced hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, and lightweight construction thanks to high-tech materials. In technical terms a yacht, like a car, is designed for performance and efficient travel. The way its design elements are reduced to the essentials is highly stimulating, because Audi design, too, is based around clear lines and engaging clarity. At Audi Concept Design Munich, the young, international team of designers opens our eyes to new ways of seeing things, experiments with shapes and objects, and draws inspiration from disciplines outside the automotive sphere. A university-level partnership with the Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz, thus led to the modelling of a yacht, a Daysailer, which carries Audi’s DNA within it.
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INGOLSTADT/LE MANS
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Jun 14, 2009
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Eleven starts, eleven times in succession on the winner’s podium: Audi continued its impressive series of podium results in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After taking three consecutive victories Audi Sport Team Joest had to settle for third position on this occasion in probably the world’s toughest endurance race.
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INGOLSTADT/LE MANS
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Jun 13, 2009
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At 9:30 p.m. the race at Le Mans for the Audi R15 TDI with start number two ended. Lucas Luhr left the track entering the Porsche Curves and slammed heavily backwards into the tire wall. Although the German still tried to bring the car back to the pits, the stewards, however, prohibited Luhr, who shared the cockpit of the diesel sportscar with Mike Rockenfeller and Marco Werner, to return to the track for safety reasons because the car was losing oil. A technical defect can be excluded.
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INGOLSTADT/LE MANS
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Jun 13, 2009
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Audi Sport Team Joest named the drivers who will sit at the wheel of the three Audi R15 TDI to start the 77th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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INGOLSTADT/LE MANS
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Jun 11, 2009
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Although Audi Sport Team Joest concentrated exclusively on preparing for the race throughout qualifying for the 77th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the three Audi R15 TDI starts from the front row for the French endurance classic on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
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INGOLSTADT/LE MANS
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Jun 11, 2009
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Romain Dumas contests the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2001. On June 13 and 14 the Frenchman experiences a premiere in his ninth race: Dumas tackles the track for the first time in a diesel prototype on the Le Mans début of the Audi R15 TDI. In the interview the 31-year old Frenchman explains to what extent he must relearn the 13.629-kilometer track in the Audi and what is important.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 11, 2009
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Audi aims to continue its proud success story on June 13 and 14 in the world’s toughest sports car endurance race with the newly developed R15 TDI diesel sports car. Audi has competed at Le Mans 10 times, crossing the finish line as winners eight times.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 10, 2009
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Audi Tradition is marking the centenary of the Audi brand by participating in the Donau Classic with a dozen classic cars and inviting various VIP guests. Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer and Audi Board of Management Chairman Rupert Stadler will also be competing. They will be joined by Olympic biathlon winner Sven Fischer and German rally-driving legend Harald Demuth. Around 200 classic and newer models will be taking to the roads around Ingolstadt between June 18 and 20, 2009. Audi Tradition is again the event's principal sponsor this year.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 9, 2009
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The unmistakable new Audi Q5 crossover vehicle just earned a Top Safety Pick award for 2009 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and received the highest front and side crash ratings from U.S. safety regulators.
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INGOLSTADT/LE MANS
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Jun 9, 2009
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Audi Sport has spooled off approximately 20,000 test kilometers with the Audi R15 TDI since its roll out last December. Now things get serious: The first 24 Hours of Le Mans race for the technically innovative racing sports car from AUDI AG is on the agenda this coming weekend.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 8, 2009
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Audi reported increasing sales in May in the Asia-Pacific region as well as in important European markets. The brand with the four rings also registered its third consecutive record month in China. Thanks to growing market shares, Audi was able to expand its leading position as the most successful premium brand in Western Europe as well. The brand with the four rings further boosted its market share both in European countries outside of Germany and the United States in May.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Jun 5, 2009
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Logical lightweight construction, downsizing, efficiency and the best possible aerodynamics – the same subjects which currently occupy the brains of the automobile industry development departments are also key elements in the 24 Hours of Le Mans held for the 77th time on the weekend of June 13/14.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 2, 2009
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Audi achieved an 8.8% share of U.S. imported luxury vehicle sales in May, marking another month of significantly improved results despite challenging economic conditions.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Jun 2, 2009
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Audi and Best Buddies International, a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for one-to-one friendship and integrated employment to people with intellectual disabilities, this weekend joined forces with star quarterback Tom Brady and celebrities for the annual Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port charity bicycle tour and fundraising events. With more than 1,500 participants and close to US $ 4 million raised, the 2009 ride bet last year’s record to once again make it the most successful fundraising initiative in Best Buddies' and Audi’s history. Audi’s underwriting of the ride means that every dollar raised over the course of the weekend goes directly to the charity and its programs.
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LOS ANGELES, Ca.
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Jun 1, 2009
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The hottest name in racing games and the world’s most progressive maker of sporty luxury cars announced they have forged a partnership centering on the highly-anticipated debuts of the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro and Xbox 360’s “Forza Motorsport 3” later this year.
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INGOLSTADT/KLETTWITZ, Germany
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May 31, 2009
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With a fifth-place finish at the EuroSpeedway title defender Timo Scheider took the lead in the DTM standings. 75 000 spectators (throughout the weekend) at Lausitz witnessed a turbulent race packed with collisions in which Mattias Ekström, in third place, clinched a podium result for Audi. With Mike Rockenfeller in seventh place, an Audi driver of a year-old car scored points as well.
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INGOLSTADT/KLETTWITZ, Germany
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May 30, 2009
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For the first time ever, an Audi A4 DTM will start from the top grid position at a DTM race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. In extremely difficult conditions the Swede Mattias Ekström – like at the Hockenheim season opener – clinched the pole position for Audi. With Mike Rockenfeller and Timo Scheider on positions three and four, two other Audi drivers will start the race on Sunday from the two front rows of the grid.
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HERNDON, Va.
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May 29, 2009
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Who else would embrace a faster and more mobile world than an innovative automaker with a knack for designing champion race cars? The convergence of a pioneering spirit at Audi with the ever-evolving digital world has changed the way the auto industry views new media, mobile technology and has led to millions of downloads along the way.
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HERNDON, Va.
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May 29, 2009
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Audi of America will again team up with star quarterback Tom Brady and the non-profit organization Best Buddies International as the Title Sponsor and Official Vehicle of the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port, a charity bike ride in support of people with intellectual disabilities.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 29, 2009
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Covering over 4,900 kilometers (3,044 miles) in three days, driving specialist Gerhard Plattner is gearing up for his next record-breaking attempt as the first driver to reach three continents in just three days. On June 8, Plattner and his co-pilot Franz Doppler will depart from Rabat, Morocco, in an Audi A3 1.9 TDI e with the goal of reaching the Asian side of Istanbul no more than 72 hours later. Today’s presentation of the vehicle at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt marks the beginning of a phase of intense preparation for the team of drivers.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 28, 2009
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Just a few more days before Audi competes yet again in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The brand with the four rings aims to continue its success story on the weekend of June 13/14 in probably the world’s toughest sportscar race with the newly developed R15 TDI diesel sportscar. Audi has competed at Le Mans ten times to date and, in the process, has crossed the finish line as winners eight times.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 27, 2009
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The three driver teams with which Audi Sport Team Joest will tackle the 77th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 13/14 have been confirmed.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 24, 2009
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The new GT3 sports car of AUDI AG successfully passed the ultimate endurance test: In the fastest 24-hour race the Nürburgring has ever seen, all four Audi R8 LMS cars that started to the race crossed the finish line. Christian Abt, Jean-François Hemroulle, Pierre Kaffer and Lucas Luhr (Team ABT Sportsline) clinched an unexpected second place in front of 235,000 spectators (throughout the weekend) and grabbed victory right away in the GT3 class for the Audi R8 LMS at its first 24-hour run.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 24, 2009
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From the outset, AUDI AG’s new GT3 sports car is the car to be beaten at its maiden run in the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring. On Sunday morning, sixteen hours into the race, the three Germans Marc Basseng, Mike Rockenfeller and Frank Stippler in the Audi R8 LMS #99 of the Phoenix Racing team were running about two minutes in front of the Porsche that was victorious last year.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 26, 2009
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75 years ago, one of the most dramatic chapters in the whole of motor sport history began. On May 27, 1934 the German racing cars that were soon to acquire the nickname “Silver Arrow” were entered for their first race, on the Avus racetrack in Berlin. Although neither Auto Union, the company from which Audi in its present-day form developed later, nor Mercedes Benz won that event, it was not long before these two manufacturers began to dominate international Grand Prix racing, a situation that prevailed until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It seems almost incredible today, but by 1936 the Auto Union racing cars were reaching speeds of up to 380 kilometres an hour on the long straights of the Avus circuit – truly, the birth of a legend.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 22, 2009
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The first opportunity to achieve this ranking will present itself to the squad around Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich on May 31 at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. Up to now, however, the circuit located 130 kilometers south of Berlin has not exactly been the Audi A4 DTM’s favorite track. Audi clinched victory only once at the EuroSpeedway on its own power: In September 2005, Mattias Ekström prevailed against Mercedes driver Gary Paffett in an impressive duel.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 22, 2009
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The new GT3 sports car from AUDI AG delivered an impressive performance in qualifying for the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring: All four Audi R8 LMS finished among the top six in the final qualifying session and thus secured grid positions on the first three rows of the 171-car field.
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INGOLSTADT/REIFNITZ, Germany
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May 19, 2009
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Each year Wörthersee plays host to the now legendary GTI meet, at which auto enthusiasts and of course Audi fans from throughout Europe come together. AUDI AG once again has its own stand at this extraordinary event. The brand’s appearance at the 28th Wörthersee Tour (from May 20-23) in Reifnitz, Kärnten (Austria), is dedicated to the centennial celebration “100 years of Audi.” In addition to historic models from various decades, the Ingolstadt carmaker is featuring showcase vehicles such as the Audi TT RS, the Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro and the Audi A1 Sportback. As a special highlight for the event at Wörthersee, Audi has prepared a customized Audi Q5 with 21-inch wheels, wider track, lowered ride height, a special paint finish and a power-enhanced 3.0 TFSI engine: the Audi Q5 custom concept.
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INGOLSTADT/Nürburg , Germany
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May 19, 2009
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Just a few days after the successful DTM season opener, the next major motorsport event is on the agenda for Audi: The 24-hour race on the Nürburgring next weekend will be the ultimate endurance test for the new Audi R8 LMS which has been developed for the customer sport before customer deliveries start this fall – and a gift to fans on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Audi brand.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 17, 2009
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Audi managed a perfect start to the 2009 DTM season at the 100th race of the new DTM: Tom Kristensen (Denmark), Timo Scheider (Germany), Oliver Jarvis (Great Britain) and Markus Winkelhock (Germany) clinched a fourfold victory of the Audi A4 DTM and delivered the best start to a season in AUDI AG’s DTM history at the Hockenheimring in front of 91,000 spectators.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 16, 2009
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On Wednesday, Rupert Stadler was able to announce a clearly positive result for the first quarter of 2009 at the general meeting of AUDI AG. Only three days later, also the Audi motorsport squad demonstrated its strength yet again: At the DTM season opener at the Hockenheimring, the Audi drivers decided the first pole position of the year among themselves.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 16, 2009
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From now on, Audi’s DTM stars are privately driving the sportiest top-of-the line model of the A4 range: On the occasion of the DTM season opener at Hockenheim, Mattias Ekström, Oliver Jarvis, Tom Kristensen, Katherine Legge, Mike Rockenfeller, Timo Scheider, Alexandre Prémat, Martin Tomczyk and Markus Winkelhock received their new company cars – a total of nine Audi S4 and S4 Avant vehicles.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 15, 2009
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Audi continued its run of success in the reader’s poll “Auto Bild Design Award”, taking two first places and one second place in the vehicle design poll. The brand is therefore once again one of the most successful brands in the survey conducted by “Auto Bild” magazine. While the Audi A4 allroad quattro took the top spot in the category “SUVs, Vans and All-wheel Drive Vehicles”, readers selected the Audi Sportback concept as their number one pick in the category “Study and Concept Cars”. Complementing this success, the Audi A5 Cabriolet came in second in the category “Coupes and Convertibles”.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 15, 2009
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When the new season starts at Hockenheim on Sunday Audi driver Tom Kristensen will start to his personal final DTM spurt: The Dane will leave the DTM after the finale in October to fully concentrate on his big passion, sports car racing. As many as eight victories just at the 24-hour race at Le Mans make him the world’s most successful racer in this motorsport discipline.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 14, 2009
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Audi blazes trails in the discipline of mechatronics. This year the Association of German Engineers (VDI) has presented the inaugural Award for Mechatronic Innovation for Audi’s dynamic steering, which handsomely demonstrates the innovation potential offered by the intelligent combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, and computer science. This award-winning technology ensures greater agility, comfort, and safety by intelligently varying steering forces and the steering ratio as well as via active stability control.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 14, 2009
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This weekend, not only the numbers one to eleven will count for soccer fans, but – for a change – the “15” will as well: 15 is the car number emblazoned on the hood of the Audi A4 in which Oliver Jarvis starts to the first DTM race of the season at Hockenheim and which promotes the Audi Cup staged at the Allianz Arena on July 29 and 30 in the process. The event has already evolved into a real highlight with as many as 70,000 tickets having been sold to date.
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NECKARSULM, Germany
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May 12, 2009
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Intelligent lightweight design has been one of the Audi brand’s core areas of expertise for years. Erected in 1994, the Neckarsulm site’s Aluminum and Lightweight Design Center decisively drives forward advances regarding the use of, and joining techniques for, lightweight materials.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 8, 2009
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AUDI AG further consolidated its market shares in April in key markets such as the USA and Western Europe. The brand with the four rings even set a new sales record in China. Though worldwide automobile sales decreased considerably in April, Audi sales fell by only 5.6 percent — and less than the competitors’ figures.
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INGOLSTADT/HOCKENHEIM, Germany
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May 8, 2009
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The waiting is over: After exactly 203 race-free days, the lights starting the most popular international touring car racing series will switch from red to green for the first time again on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at exactly 2:03 pm (local time). It will be the 100th race in the history of the "new" DTM – and the beginning of an ambitious task: In the year of its 100th anniversary Audi wants to become the first automobile manufacturer to win the prestigious DTM title for the third time in a row.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 8, 2009
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The Audi MedCup has long acquired a reputation of being the “Champions League” of sailing, as a consistently increasing number of prominent sailors tackle the challenge. In its fifth year, the regatta series staged in the Mediterranean, to which Audi has been giving its name since 2008, reaches new dimensions: For the first time, in addition to the TP52 class, GP42-class boats will compete as well.
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INGOLSTADT/BEIJING
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May 7, 2009
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AUDI AG delivered 12,156 vehicles in China (including Hong Kong) in April. This marks an increase of 21 percent compared with the same month of the preceding year, and is a new sales record for the company. To continue its success in China, Audi is constantly expanding its dealer network: On April 22, the largest Audi terminal in Asia opened in Shaoxing.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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May 7, 2009
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Audi is consistently pressing forward to improve fuel economy and CO2 emissions. Starting in the second quarter of 2009, the modular efficiency platform will benefit from additional new technologies: The on-board computer with the efficiency program and the start-stop system will raise the efficiency and convenience of the Audi models to a new level. By 2012 the fuel consumption of the Audi model range should drop by 20 percent.
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HERNDON, Va.
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May 1, 2009
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Audi today announced sales for the month of April totaling 7,010 units sold. Audi predicts the April numbers will represent the brand’s largest market share of 2009 within the U.S. luxury vehicle market when monthly industry sales are compared to year-earlier results.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 30, 2009
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Before stepping into a new car, you need to step into a dealership – an experience which has long been characterized as hectic, overwhelming, and disjointed. But what if a dealership was designed like a luxury vehicle itself, where every detail was taken into account – down to the flowers and coffee cups? The Audi commitment to progress goes beyond vehicles to redefining dealerships themselves. But not simply a facelift or surface upgrade. At Audi, progress is redesigning dealerships to encompass the entire Audi exclusive customer experience.
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INGOLSTADT/BEIJING
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Apr 29, 2009
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AUDI AG established Audi (China) Enterprise Management Co. Ltd., Beijing, on April 18, 2009. Its business purpose is to coordinate all Audi activities in China, in close cooperation with the Changchun-based joint venture FAW-VW. The new company’s activities will include operating a test center for infotainment systems in Beijing.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 29, 2009
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As partner of FC Bayern München, Audi uses the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach this Saturday (May 2) to get soccer fans in Munich into the mood for the premiere of the Audi Cup. On July 29 and 30, the teams of Manchester United, AC Milan and Boca Juniors will meet the German record champion at the Allianz Arena.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 27, 2009
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Providing superlative customer service while achieving strong overall business performance was no simple feat as economic headwinds worsened toward the end of last year. Yet 35 Audi dealers nationwide excelled on both scores, earning Magna Society awards for 2008.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 27, 2009
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Despite the economic crisis, the Audi Group posted a clearly positive operating profit in the first quarter of 2009. From January through March of the current year, the Audi brand grew its market share in Western Europe to 4.6 percent (2008: 4.1 percent), putting it at the top of the premium segment.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 23, 2009
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The brand with the four rings will kick off the celebrations marking its 100th birthday with a grand opening ceremony at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt on July 16. The ceremony, which will be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will launch a four-day series of events.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 23, 2009
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Neckarsulm on April 26, 1969: the first day of Audi NSU Auto Union, the company that would later develop into the AUDI AG we know today, was a momentous occasion. Following at times heated discussions at the extraordinary general meeting of NSU Motorenwerke AG held 40 years ago, the NSU stockholders finally approved a merger with the VW subsidiary Auto Union GmbH. The press dubbed the event the “stockholders meeting of the year” – after all, the birth of the new company was not without its share of controversy.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 23, 2009
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New technologies and the supporting of young engineers are key topics at the Hanover Trade Show, which kicked off on Monday. AUDI AG is participating in the world’s most important trade show for industrial technology as a partner in the SACHEN MACHEN (“MAKE THINGS”) initiative, overseen by the Association of German Engineers (VDI). The global economic crisis notwithstanding, the automotive manufacturer in Ingolstadt expects to hire additional experts this year — especially engineers.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 22, 2009
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Audi looks into the future. Under the title “Intelligent Emotion,” students at Munich University of Applied Sciences, aided by Audi, have developed visionary ideas for the mobility of the future – from a hybrid supercar to an alternative concept for lightweight design of interiors. The results are presented in eleven future-oriented concept studies.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 22, 2009
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With its win in the sports car category of the readers’ poll “Classics of the Future 2009,” the Audi R8 mid-engine sports car underlines just what a positive impact it has on the Audi brand’s image, as perceived by classic car fans. The majority of the over 16,000 participating readers of the magazine “Motor Klassik” chose the R8 as the current sports car with the greatest potential for becoming a genuine classic in the future.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 21, 2009
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In the course of the further development of the Audi R8 LMS, an ultimate endurance test is on the agenda for the new GT3 sports car of AUDI AG at the end of May: On May 23/24, Teams ABT Sportsline and Phoenix Racing, with "factory" support by Audi, will field a total of four vehicles in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 15, 2009
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AUDI AG achieved its best monthly results yet for the Chinese market in March 2009. Including Hong Kong, 11,848 vehicles were sold – a seven-percent increase over March 2008. This record performance is due in particular to the long-wheelbase version of the Audi A4, produced exclusively for the Chinese market and available since January 2009.
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The Audi Q7 with product improvement features launches in Fall 2009 as a 2010 model year vehicle. Pricing will be announced closer to launch.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 14, 2009
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When it was first rolled out three years ago, the Audi Q7 performance SUV immediately achieved a leadership position – as a sporty, comfortable as well as high-performance recreational and business vehicle on a grand scale. Now Audi is making it even better – more elegant and more efficient, with lower emissions: the Q7 3.0 TDI consumes only 9.1 liters per 100 kilometers (25.85 US mpg). And now it’s also available in a new version as a TDI clean diesel, with the world’s cleanest diesel technology and even lower fuel consumption of only 8.9 liters/100 km (26.43 US mpg).
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 8, 2009
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Dynamic, confident and stunning – the all-new four-seater A5 and S5 Cabriolet from Audi combines a distinctly sporty character with the joy of open-top driving, refined comfort and everyday utility.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 8, 2009
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If you enjoy ridiculously expensive carbon fiber race cars that rarely pass each other, go to a Formula One race. If you can look past candy-colored decals masking sheet-metal sameness, turn to NASCAR. But if you seek visceral motorsports thrills loaded with human drama, unique engineering, real racing strategy, exhaustion and suspense, then the Le Mans series is your ticket.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 8, 2009
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Audi today released pricing for the 2009 model-year Audi Q7 TDI clean diesel, its first clean diesel vehicle for the U.S. market. The Q7 TDI is scheduled to arrive in U.S. dealerships later this month.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 8, 2009
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Walter Röhrl, still revered today as “the greatest rally driver of all time,” will be piloting historic race cars from Audi Tradition’s collection in a total of four events in 2009, the year that celebrates “100 years of Audi.” “We are delighted that Walter Röhrl will be racing his historic Audi cars again,” says a beaming Thomas Frank, Head of Audi Tradition. “Our thanks go in particular to Porsche AG.”
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 7, 2009
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On the occasion of celebrating “100 Years of Audi”, Audi’s Training Department has thought of something very special: The annual program, with events like Girls’ Day, the regional youth research competition “Jugend forscht” and technology camps for girls, is also incorporating new activities and offerings. These are aimed particularly at high-school students, trainees and teachers in the catchment areas of the Audi plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 6, 2009
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AUDI AG continued to expand its market shares in March. In both the United States and Western Europe, Audi fared better than the overall market. The Ingolstadt car maker achieved its best monthly result of all time in China. Worldwide Audi sold 90,400 cars in March – 10.7 percent fewer than in the same month of record year 2008 (2008: 101,251).
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 3, 2009
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HERNDON, VA, April 2, 2009 – The Audi “Putting Old Luxury on Notice” advertising campaign won gold in The Advertising Research Foundation 2009 David Ogilvy Award for automotive advertising.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 3, 2009
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The premium quality that goes into Audi cars also pays off for their owners when it comes to insurance costs. That’s the conclusion drawn from the latest data from the German Insurance Association (GDV). The GDV has again given the entire Audi model range especially favorable ratings in the full-coverage category.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 2, 2009
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The Audi driver lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans is complete: by signing Timo Bernhard (28/Germany) and Romain Dumas (31/France) Audi managed to engage two absolute endurance specialists for the most important sports car race of the year.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 1, 2009
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Audi today announced sales for the month of March totaling 6,433 units sold. Audi’s share of U.S. import luxury vehicle sales increased a strong 1.3 percentage points to 7.77% in March. This increase continues the consistent climb in Audi market share throughout last year and in the first months of 2009.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Apr 1, 2009
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Getting a hands-on feel for the excitement of Le Mans racing and the acclaimed documentary Truth in 24 got a lot easier today with the launch of the all-new Truth in 24 driving challenge application on the Apple App Store.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Apr 1, 2009
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Three drivers, who have made a major contribution to AUDI AG’s successful motorsport history, will be honored in a special way next weekend: in the new Audi R8 LMS’s first test race, the former Audi "factory" drivers Frank Biela (Germany), Emanuele Pirro (Italy) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (Austria) will take the wheel of the GT3 sports car powered by more than 500 hp.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Mar 31, 2009
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From politicians to marketers, from oil companies to environmentalists. No matter who you speak to these days – seems like everyone has an idea to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 28, 2009
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Audi is the preferred car maker among builders and trade contractors in Germany. The brand was the readers’ first choice in both categories for a German-made “Executive Station Wagon of 2009”, as surveyed in the trade publications Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung and Handwerk Magazin. While the Audi A4 Avant took the laurels in the standard-size category, the Audi A6 Avant prevailed in the full-size category. Altogether 29 station wagon models were considered.
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INGOLSTADT/LEIPZIG, Germany
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Mar 27, 2009
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Audi has extended its winning streak in the readers’ poll held by all-wheel drive specialist magazine “AUTO BILD ALLRAD”, topping two categories for the fourth year in a row. Two Audi models took home the title of “All-wheel drive car of the year 2009”, with the Audi A4 quattro winning the category “All-wheel drive cars between €25,000 and €40,000” and the Audi A6 quattro winning “All-wheel drive cars above €40,000”.
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LEIPZIP, Germany
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Mar 27, 2009
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Michael-Julius Renz, Head of Sales Germany of AUDI AG, joined representatives of the Leipzig Audi Center in laying the foundation stone for the new Audi dealership in Leipzig. The Audi terminal, designed by the renowned architectural office of Allmann Sattler Wappner, is scheduled to open in late 2009. The construction of the new dealerships marks Audi’s continued sales offensives in the major cities.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Mar 25, 2009
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From the moment it hit the film festival circuit last fall to its nationwide ESPN premiere last Friday, Truth in 24 has generated a groundswell of enthusiasm among motorsports and movie fans alike.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 25, 2009
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Audi is taking an outstanding display of its cars to the world’s largest classic car show, the Techno Classica, which is held in the German city of Essen. To commemorate the centenary of the brand, Audi Tradition will have exclusively Audi models on its stand in Hall 7 from April 5, 2009 onwards. The absolute highlight, reconstruction of which has just been completed, is the 1935 Audi 225 Front Roadster. It is on loan for the occasion from the recently opened special exhibition “Horch – an Audi!” at the museum mobile in Ingolstadt.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 25, 2009
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The countdown is running: On July 29 and 30, four absolutely top-caliber teams will fight for victory in the Audi Cup. Some ten thousand fans have already secured their tickets. Advance ticket sales are continuing.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 25, 2009
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100 years of Audi. A truly special anniversary, commemorated with an exceptional chronograph: the new Audi Centennial Timepiece. It embodies the brand’s incomparable values: tradition and innovation, design and precision, sophistication and perfection. A magnum opus of horology, this chronograph boasts a tachometer function as well as a unique design and a patented caliber.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Mar 23, 2009
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Audi today announced that the brand is now the official luxury vehicle of the New York Yankees. The new relationship also includes the naming of the Audi Yankees Club, an exclusive viewing location and membership restaurant, located on the H&R Block Suite Level in left field. The sponsorship begins with the opening of Yankee Stadium and extends through the 2011 season.
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INGOLSTADT/SEBRING
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Mar 22, 2009
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The Audi R15 TDI has defeated its competition in its debut race: Dindo Capello (Italy), Tom Kristensen (Denmark) and Allan McNish (Scotland) achieved a historic victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring (US state of Florida) with the new diesel-powered sports car of AUDI AG. The Audi drivers completed 383 laps – beating the previous distance record by an impressive 13 laps.
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INGOLSTADT/SEBRING
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Mar 19, 2009
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Good debut for the Audi R15 TDI: The all-new diesel-powered sports car from AUDI AG will start its first ever race from the front row of the grid. Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen (Denmark) missed the pole position for the 12-hour race at Sebring (US state of Florida) by just 0.082 seconds. Almost as fast was youngster Mike Rockenfeller (Germany) who qualified fourth with the second R15 TDI.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Mar 19, 2009
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Through its presence as the exclusive automotive partner of the PODER Reconciliation Forum in Washington D.C., Audi is proud to continue to support the U.S. Hispanic community and reiterate its role as a socially responsible organization on a global scale.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Mar 18, 2009
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Compelling films about car races are rarities for good reasons: The action is a blur, the circuits are spread out over great distances, helmeted drivers are nestled into cockpits and access to the teams that make these high-performance machines go can be hard to get.
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INGOLSTADT/SEBRING
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Mar 13, 2009
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Now it’s serious: After tests in Spain and Italy, the first race looms for the new Audi R15 TDI. During the 12-hour race at Sebring (Florida, USA) on Saturday, March 21, the new diesel racing sportscar meets the competition from Acura/Honda, Peugeot and others.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Mar 12, 2009
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One of professional golf’s most exclusive events gains Audi as a key sponsor this year for the first time.
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INGOLSTADT/NECKARSULM, Germany
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Mar 12, 2009
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The new customer sport program of AUDI AG has reached the next stage with delivery of the first Audi R8 LMS to Audi Sport Italia. Twelve examples of the over 500 hp GT3 sports car will be delivered during the forthcoming weeks to six customer teams. The first races for the R8 LMS are scheduled for April.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 11, 2009
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Dynamism has its fascination, but it needs perfection to ensure safety. Almost 30 years ago, Audi first began to explore the handling limits with its customers. Today, Audi driving experience offers them a successful program with a wide selection of courses, organizing some 800 events in 30 countries each year, with over 20,000 drivers participating. This makes it the international leader in the winter driver training area.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 10, 2009
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Despite the already noticeable effects of the financial crisis, Audi Group ended the 2008 fiscal year with yet more record-breaking figures for production, vehicle deliveries, revenue and profit: “With our 13th successive deliveries record, 2008 was the most successful fiscal year in the history of our company. We have been steadily improving our productivity in recent years, and the main financial figures for 2008 reflect this. These positive effects make it easier for us to respond appropriately to the crisis,” remarked Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, at today’s Annual Press Conference in Ingolstadt. “In the current year too we have succeeded so far in increasing our market share in the premium segment with an attractive model range,” added Stadler.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 10, 2009
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AUDI AG’s outstanding profitability in 2008 is paying off for the roughly 43,000 wage-scale employees at its German plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. This year the company is distributing €230 million (€222 million)* to its employees. “An attractive employer translates the success of the company into success for its employees,” said Dr. Werner Widuckel, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Human Resources. “Especially in times like these, the dedicated work of each individual employee contributes to the success of the company and helps secure jobs.”
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 10, 2009
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Featuring everything from unconventional Audi dealers in China to an special Audi service in Russia or the TDI clean diesel road trip right across the United States, the Audi 2008 Annual Report views the world of the Audi Group from a different angle, through the eyes of renowned writers and photographers. Award-winning young authors narrate their “local stories” about the metropolises Montreal, Sydney and Cape Town. The financial section documents the impressive figures from Audi’s 13th successive record year. The Report is published at today’s Annual Press Conference.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 9, 2009
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AUDI AG is the world’s first automobile manufacturer to develop a “second” generation diesel racing sports car. Audi aims to underline its supremacy and consolidate its expertise in car technology once more at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans with the all-new Audi R15 TDI.
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HERNDON/MIAMI
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Mar 9, 2009
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As the exclusive automotive partner of the Miami International Film Festival, Audi is providing a fleet of Audi Q7 TDI clean diesel SUVs to shuttle the Festival’s guests. These SUVS will help reduce the event’s overall carbon footprint. Throughout the 10 days of the Festival, celebrities, filmmakers and key industry professionals are enjoying this environmentally friendly mode of transportation on their way to film screenings, talks and after parties.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 6, 2009
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The museum mobile in the Audi Forum Ingolstadt has organised a spectacular exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the Audi brand. For this unique event, which is entitled “From Horch to Audi – The history of perfection has a new name”, historic cars have been collected together from all over Europe. From March 11 to July 16, 2009, visitors to the Audi museum mobile will be able to see thirteen cars dating from before the Second World War, including the first model to bear the Audi name, a 1911 Audi Type A, and a world premiere – the 1935 Audi 225 Front Special Roadster which was recently rebuilt. Both these cars, and many other exhibits as well, are the only examples to be seen anywhere in the world.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Dec 2, 2008
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- The A5 product line is now expanded to include Cabriolet models with three powerful and fuel-efficient powertrains (2.0 TFSI 4 cylinder, 3.2 FSI V6, 3.0 TFSI V6 with supercharged technology).
- A5 Cabriolet features ground-breaking soft top technology for elegant styling, superior room and storage space, and superb driving dynamics.
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INGOLSTADT/GENEVA
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Mar 4, 2009
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California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the Audi booth at the Geneva motor show on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, escorted by AUDI AG Chairman Rupert Stadler and board member in charge of marketing and sales Peter Schwarzenbauer. German actor Rolf Moeller was also with the group. High-resolution images are available.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany
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Mar 4, 2009
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Following last year’s successful debut, the golfing world – from May 21 to 24, 2009 – will again focus its attention on Golfpark Gut Häusern on the outskirts of Munich. Audi will be involved as Presenting Sponsor and vehicle partner again when female golf pros from around the world play for the title at the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open.
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HERNDON, Va.
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Mar 3, 2009
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Audi today announced sales for the month of February totaling 4,653 units sold, a decrease from February sales in 2008. Audi predicts an increase in its share of the U.S. luxury vehicle market when all February 2009 sales are reported compared to year-earlier results. This increase continues a consistent climb by Audi in market share over the course of last year and again this January.
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