Audi announced today that it will be heavily investing into its future and will hire close to 1,200 workers in 2012. Between 2012 through 2016, Audi plans to invest at total of €13 billion ($16.9 billion USD) in new products and technologies and in expanding its plants. Almost €8 billion ($8 billion USD) of this [...]
In Frankfurt next month, Audi will show up to the show with the new Audi A8 Hybrid, which will enter series production in 2012. The 2013 Audi A8 Hybrid will be powered by a pretty efficient parallel hybrid system, which includes a 2.0 liter TFSI 4-cylinder turbo engine making 211-hp and 258 lb-ft of torque [...]
Audi has really big plans for its electric vehicle segment, the e-tron lineup. “By 2020, we want to be the leading premium seller of electric vehicles,” said Franciscus van Meel, Audi’s manager for electric mobility strategy. “We will successively bring out a variety of hybrid models and electric vehicles, such as our first plug-in hybrid [...]
As reported yesterday, Audi today unveiled its new A8 Hybrid concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. While it’s known as a ‘technology concept’ for now, this is most likely the same model that will enter production and go on sale by late 2011. Power comes from a 2.0 TFSI 4-cylinder engine making 211-hp and [...]
Audi confirmed today that it will be showing a concept version of A8 Hybrid and the A1 e-tron at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show this week. Audi also confirmed that the “e-tron” name will play important part in distinguishing the brand’s electric-mobility lineup. “In future our customers will be able to choose from an increasingly [...]
Detroit is barely underway and already manufacturers are hinting at Geneva. Well, at least Audi is. The German carmaker announced yesterday that it will be unveiling a full hybrid vehicle based on its A8. A hybrid based on the Audi Q5 is also slated for production this summer. The company plans to launch eight models [...]
