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MEXICO CITY: Audi inaugurated on Friday a new plant in Mexico, where it will build the new Audi Q5 SUV. The factory near to the central city of Puebla will have a production capacity of 150,000 cars a year, ...

2016 Paris Motor Show: CarSifu's top 10 picks

PARIS: As the City of Lights plays host to the latest motor show of late, here are 10 of CarSifu’s favourite picks, in no particular order. 1. Citroen C3 Citroen’s little “spirit of cactus” is a C3 with five ...

Traditional car assembly may soon vanish, says Audi

INGOLSTADT (Germany): Audi predicts that production-line car assembly may soon vanish, which would amount to the biggest shake-up in the way cars are put together since Henry Ford came up with the mass production method for his Model T ...

Audi picks Detroit for flagship SUV preview

INGOLSTADT: The star of Audi’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) stand will be a near-production-ready version of the Q8 SUV coupé. Take a close look at the latest data regarding global vehicle sales and the types of cars ...

Two wins for Audi in “Best Cars 2017”

STUTTGART: Audi has driven home two overall wins in the “Best Cars 2017” competition. The Audi A1 triumphed in the “Small Car” category in the reader survey conducted by “auto motor und sport” magazine, and the Audi A3 won ...

2017 Geneva Motor Show: Audi RS 5 Coupé

GENEVA: The all-new Audi RS 5 Coupé makes its world debut at the 87th annual Geneva Motor Show this week, delivering phenomenal pace from its brand new V6 biturbo TFSI, a lighter overall weight and a healthy hike in ...

Audi presents next-gen infotainment system at Google I/O

INGOLSTADT: Audi is taking part in the renowned Google I/O developer conference, where it is presenting its concept of a next generation infotainment system with fully integrated Android and will help to accelerate and develop more connectivity services. The three-day ...

Audi Open Haus Promotion Begins

KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with the festive season, Audi Malaysia has just launched the Audi Open Haus promotion at all of its nine authorised dealerships nationwide from June 5 to July 31. The promotion features the Audi Progressive Plan ...

New Audi A8 to debut in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ movie

INGOLSTADT: Audi’s new A8 has been earmarked to appear in the upcoming Marvel blockbuster ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,” that’s due to hit theatres worldwide in July. Also being featured in the movie, that’s due to be premiered in Los Angeles on ...

Audi A8 gets electrified powertrain

MILTON KEYNES: The all-new Audi A8 range which makes its debut next month will be the first in the brand’s history to feature an electrified drivetrain as standard, representing another important milestone on the e-mobility pathway. The combustion engines ...

Audi readying its first electric GT car

INGOLSTADT (Germany): In the same week that Polestar, Volvo’s high-performance tuning arm, revealed that it’s about to go it alone as performance car company specialising in fully electric vehicles, Audi has confirmed that its first fully electric premium family ...

New Audi A8 debuts in Barcelona

BARCELONA: The new fourth-generation Audi A8 (D5) flagship model makes its world debut at the Audi Summit in Barcelona with a new design language, an innovative touchscreen operating concept and a systematically electrified drive. The new Audi A8 and ...

Audi A6 sedan and A7 Sportback now available

PETALING JAYA: Audi Malaysia announced the availability of new variants of the Audi A6 business sedan and the Audi A7 Sportback five-door coupé, both with a high performance 2.0 litre four-cylinder, inline petrol engine coupled with Audi’s legendary quattro ...

3D audio in the new Audi A8

INGOLSTADT: Listening to music becomes a sensory experience in the new Audi A8. The Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System now also brings the unique acoustic character of pure 3D sound to the rear seats. The brand with the ...

Audi adds two numbers to show power output in each model series

INGOLSTADT: Audi is adopting a standardised nomenclature for the power output designations of its cars. The names of the model series – from Audi A1 to Audi Q7 – will remain unchanged. Within the model families, combinations of two ...

2017 Frankfurt Motor Show: Audi Elaine concept car

FRANKFURT: Sporting a familiar face, the exterior of the Audi Elaine concept car was unveiled a few months ago as the Audi e-tron Sportback design study and technology demonstrator at Auto Shanghai in China. The IAA debutant shares its body ...

Audi takes lead in automated driving, but others wary to follow

FRANKFURT: Audi is taking a lead in bringing more automated driving to roads, but rivals seem in no rush to follow while legal and regulatory uncertainties still cloud the technology. At the Frankfurt car show, Audi paraded the A8 ...

Relocated Audi KL service centre opens

KUALA LUMPUR: Euromobil Sdn Bhd, a member of DRB-Hicom Group of Companies launched the new and relocated Audi Kuala Lumpur Service Centre in Jalan Chan Sow Lin, about 300 meters away from the old location. The new facility consists ...

Audi electric cars to be built around the world

BERLIN: Audi plans to build electric cars at all of its factories worldwide, including sites in Mexico and Hungary, the luxury carmaker’s chief executive said today. Audi has to date only assigned production of its first mass-produced electric sport-utility ...

Audi Malaysia injects more variety in A4 line-up

KUALA LUMPUR: Audi Malaysia has introduced three new A4 variants with additional bells and whistles to tickle the fancies of discerning car buyers. Rolling out of Ingolstadt, Germany, is the Audi A4 1.4 TFSI Tech pack (RM243,900), A4 2.0 ...

Audi prepares to produce e-tron quattro

INGOLSTADT: Audi is preparing its international production network for the mobility of the future with large series production of the first purely electric driven SUV from Audi will begin at the site in Brussels in 2018. The plant will ...

Here comes the new Audi A7 Sportback

INGOLSTADT: Audi has a completely new slant on the concept of the five-door coupé for the executive class – the first A7 Sportback in which the brand successfully combined the svelte lines of a classic grand tourer with the reality-ready ...

Stephan Winkelmann exiting Lamborghini to head Audi's quattro division

INGOLSTADT: Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann will move to his new posting as the next CEO of Audi’s quattro GmbH, a 100 percent subsidiary of Audi AG, which produces and distributes the high performance R and RS models. The move ...

Want to buy an Audi? Head to Audi Drive Weekend

KUALA LUMPUR: Audi Malaysia is holding the Audi Drive Weekend on Nov 4-5 at the Mines Resort and Golf Club in Seri Kembangan. The event would offer promotional deals on selected Audi models and merchandise. The promotions apply for ...

2016 Geneva Motor Show: Audi Q2 debuts

GENEVA: Audi is unveiling the compact Q2 – an urban car for a younger clientele. It is flanked by two new top models at its world debut – the Audi S4 Avant and the Audi RS Q3 performance. “We ...

Audi Progressive Financing Plan introduced

KUALA LUMPUR: Audi Malaysia has introduced an affordable approach to owning an Audi vehicle, with monthly instalments starting from RM999 for the first year. The Audi Progressive Financing Plan is backed by Audi Capital Advisory (ACA) – a division ...

Thailand International Motor Expo 2017: Audi A4 Avant

BANGKOK: The A4 Avant 45 TFSI quattro S line Black Edition wagon has been unveiled and is set to enter Thailand’s auto market. This wagon costs 3.3mil Baht (RM415,000) and comes equipped with 19-inch five-spoke alloy wheels from Audi Sport ...

Top honour for Audi R8

NEW YORK: The Audi R8 Coupé has been crowned “2016 World Performance Car” in the World Car Awards, at the New York International Auto Show. With a total of four awards, the Audi R8 is the most successful model ...

Audi not selling Ducati after all

INGOLSTADT: Audi has abandoned plans to sell its Italian motorcycle brand Ducati, its chief executive Rupert Stadler said, in a sign of confidence that the carmaker expects to be able to carry the costs of its transformation. Steps to ...

US finds unapproved emissions software in Audi engines, says German weekly

WASHINGTON: US authorities have found three unapproved software programs in 3.0 litre diesel engines made by Volkswagen’s unit, German weekly Bild am Sonntag reported, without saying where it had obtained the information. The software allowed the turbocharged direct injection ...

New Audi S5 Sportback revealed

INGOLSTADT: Sharing the stage in Paris will be Audi’s S5 Sportback that uses a new 354PS turbocharged V6 TFSI engine. The S5 will get to 100kph from standstill in 4.7 seconds before reaching an electronically limited top speed of ...

Audi e-tron to replace wing mirrors with screens

INGOLSTADT: There have been a number of concepts at motor shows in recent years that have replaced traditional wing mirrors with cameras and screens, but none have made it into production so far. While Cadillac in the US has ...

2016 Paris Motor Show: Audi RS3 offerings gets the blood racing

PARIS: The first ever Audi RS3 Sedan Audi will be presented at this year’s Paris Motor Show and will only come in RS-specific paint colours of Nardo gray or Catalunya red. Due to be released in the second quarter ...

Audi has a bright idea for the LA Auto Show

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Audi is aiming to create an exclusive light show for this year’s LA Auto Show with the official unveiling of the Audi R8 V10 plus exclusive edition supercar. To mark the US government’s legalisation of laser beam ...

Uh-oh, another cheat device in Audi car, claims German weekly

BERLIN: A US regulator found software in some Audi vehicles that lowered their carbon dioxide emissions if it detected they were being used under test conditions, Bild am Sonntag reported. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) discovered the software ...

BMW engineer wooed over, may become new Audi chief amid crisis

Duesmann. WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen AG poached BMW AG’s purchasing chief Markus Duesmann, lining up a possible successor for its luxury Audi brand’s long-time boss following his surprise arrest last month. Duesmann, 49, will join Volkswagen’s management board in an undefined ...

More Audi models Black-Ed in UK

LONDON: Audi’s Black Edition versions are becoming more popular among its UK customers, prompting the German carmaker to apply the “darker” specifications to models, which now includes the A3, S3, TT, TT Roadster, S6 and S7 Sportback models. These new ...

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