WLTP changeover and numerous model changes: 8.3% operating return on sales before special items for the first three quarters, 6.5% after special items Special item affecting earnings of €800 million fine imposed by Munich II Public Prosecutor’s Office in the third quarter Interim CEO Bram Schot: “We are meeting enormous challenges and expect fluctuations to decrease as of [...] More »

Car manufacturer and materials technology and recycling group test a closed loop for high-voltage car batteries 95 percent of valuable battery materials can be recycled The partners are developing a raw materials bank concept for these recovered raw materials Milestone reached: Audi and Umicore have successfully completed phase one of their strategic research cooperation for [...] More »

Powerful V10 naturally aspirated engines in two output ratings Modified suspension components for even more dynamic handling Striking exterior design, sales launch in early 2019 “Born on the track, built for the road.” The volume-production model now follows after the world premiere of the R8 LMS GT3 at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. Apart from [...] More »

Most performance-oriented production R8 model ever produced Factory-installed complete range of Audi Sport performance parts Full carbon fiber aero kit helps increase downforce With limited production at 10 units for the United States, each R8 Competition package is preconfigured with all the available Audi Sport performance parts and represents the brand’s most performance-oriented production R8 [...] More »

Audi is the first automobile manufacturer to achieve sustainability certification issued by Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard Certification for material stewardship of aluminum and sustainable manufacture of the battery housing of the Audi e-tron Board Member for Procurement Bernd Martens: “Audi stands for sustainability along the entire supply chain” Audi is the first automobile manufacturer [...] More »

Administrative order imposes a fine of EUR 800 million due to deviations from regulatory requirements in the context of certain V6 and V8 diesel aggregates and diesel vehicles manufactured or distributed by AUDI AG Regulatory offences proceedings conducted against AUDI AG by Munich II public prosecutor will thus be finally terminated  AUDI AG accepts the [...] More »

First application case goes into series development Crack detection in the press shop to be automated with machine learning The process is another building block for the company’s digital transformation As one of the first automobile manufacturers worldwide, Audi plans to apply machine learning (ML) in series production. The software Audi has developed recognizes and [...] More »