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Audi has announced it is still committed to hit the 2-million annual sales objective by the year 2020.This is a rather bold target, despite the ongoing Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal which has affected over 2 million Audi models. The premium automaker managed to sell 1.74 million vehicles worldwide last year and in the first 10 months of 2015, shifted to a total of 1.5 million cars.Audi has a few new models that will likely sell in crazy numbers. The first will be the Q2 entry-level crossover set to go on sale in the second half of next year, following a world premiere in Geneva...
Takata Corp. handled their air bag crisis is the very reason why they lost one of their biggest investors, Sawakami Asset Management. He was one of the automotive supplier, 12th largest shareholder, but the firm lost faith in Takata after the management refused to explain what was happening during the crisis. “We could not help feeling the management is not trustworthy,” fund manager Takahiro Kusakari said in an interview from his office in Tokyo. “We felt Takata had a ‘we are needed and our products are needed, so the business will come back and the situation won&...
At the climate negotiations in Paris, Madame Ségolène Royal, the French Minister of Ecology, who keeps the sustainable Development and Energy, explained that she wanted to “create an electric car for the people”. She imagines that the car can be small, light, fast-charging, and with an appearance that “may not look like traditional electric cars”.She also pointed out that the €7000 price tag — which is roughly $10,438 — should be an upper limit, and suggested that the price should be lower than $7300. That's an extraordinary low price ...
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) ordered Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen to recall and repair “illegal” emissions software in more than 15,000 vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel from model years 2009 – 2015 that were sold in California.The automakers have 45 business days from November 25 to put together a recall plan and deliver it to CARB. The order affects about 15,000 California vehicles out of approximately 85,000 sold in the U.S. with diesel engines supplied by Audi.Audi appeared already to be moving toward a recall for the 3.0-liter models. The luxury brand said in a...
According to calculations based on actual monthly sales reported by the manufacturers, the first reports of November auto sales are in.Statistics show that Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota set the pace in November. Gains among major players fell within a narrow range of 0.3 percent at Ford Motor Co. to 3.8 percent at Nissan Motor Co. Hyundai’s 12 percent increase stood out in percentage terms. Hyundai generated sales of 60,007 vehicles, up 12 percent, for its best-ever November. Only American Honda and Volkswagen Group posted a decline in volume. Overall U.S. sales, wi...
