An official of the German luxury car brand Audi has hinted that parent group Volkswagen might enter formula one if the costs continue to come down.
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The booming Chinese auto market remains one of the few bright spots for German luxury carmakers which have reaped few benefits from subsidy programmes such as the US 'cash for clunkers' scheme. Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen's Audi and the BMW brand all posted year on year volume gains of over 35% last month.
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Audi on Tuesday said its sales in China rose 37% year on year in September to more than 15,000 cars, a new monthly sales record for the automaker.
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Thanks to the synergetic impact of technologies from the Modular Efficiency Platform coupled with Audi's technological expertise, the start-stop system is now being offered in conjunction with an automatic transmission. The A3 1.6 TDI with 77 kW (105 hp) and the 1.4 TFSI with 92 kW (125 hp) combine - for the first time - the start-stop function with the innovative S tronic dual-clutch transmission.
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Audi showcases prototype A5 with light-weight, high-efficiency focus.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said that he is ready to help the auto industry beyond the end of this year, implying that Italian government incentives for new car purchase could be extended.
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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 E 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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The new waste heating contract has been signed, sealed and delivered. Member of the Audi Board for Production Frank Dreves, Ingolstadt Mayor Dr.
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GM Daewoo Auto and Technology's Matiz Creative city car has received the highest rating in frontal offset crash tests on mini-cars and small trucks from the Korea Insurance Development Institute.
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Audi's fastest eco car to get its own video game
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Latest turbo-charged V8 flagship caught testing undisguised.
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Stripped-out, rear-wheel drive variant of the R8 caught lapping the 'ring completely undisguised
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With Audi, the driving experience is always one little notch above the competition. You always enjoy a little more fun anytime you drive one of these sporty, weather-busting German cars. In fact, thrills behind the wheel of an Audi prevail over any other form of guilty pleasure, regardless of the model. And the new 2009 Audi Q5 -- call it a crossover or an SUV -- is certainly no exception to the rule.
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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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Audi plans annual sales in China of at least 200,000 cars by 2013, two years ahead of schedule, sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer said.
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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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