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NEWS ABOUT: Audi

Audi stories: 9 news summaries

Germany's Scheme to Scrap Cars Sparks Sales Explosion

Sales mostly go to small cars

Feb 26, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Automakers are running out of gas all over the world—except in Germany. Volkswagen expects to have its best February ever, selling 120,000 cars, while GM subsidiary Opel has sold 40,000, its best month in 5 years, Der Spiegel reports. It’s all thanks to the scrapping... More »

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Germany • General Motors • Audi • Mercedes Benz • Volkswagen • auto industry • Porsche • BMW • Renault • Opel • Dacia

 Flashy Fare at 
 Detroit Auto Show 

Ogle the new beauties here

Jan 12, 09 11:58 AM CST
(Newser) - These may be dire times for the auto industry, but that hasn’t stopped it from putting on a show. Plenty of concept cars are taking their bows at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Wall Street Journal notes; sort through some highlights in the slide... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Audi • Volkswagen • Kia • auto industry • concept cars • BMW • Mini Cooper • auto show • Bentley • North American International Auto Show

 Top 10 Priciest Cars to Own

Mercedes takes top four spots on Forbes list

Aug 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas prices may be sinking, but the owners of luxury and high-performance vehicles wouldn't know it. Factoring in $4-plus premium gas, depreciation, insurance, fees, and sales tax, some top cars cost double over a 5-year stretch what owners first paid. Forbes wheels out the priciest (including 5-year pricetag): More »

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Lexus • list • Dodge • Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • cost • Volkswagen • Forbes • auto sales

glossies

 Audi Aims to
 'Outsnob Mercedes' 

Luxury car maker amps up prestige with R8 supercar

Jun 24, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prestigious Audi seeks to turn its nose even higher and “outsnob Mercedes” by 2015, Esquire reports—not in sales, but in swanky elements, including:
  1. Over-the-top bells and whistles: A Bang & Olufsen stereo system has tweeters popping out of the dash, which aim to silence the nearest BMW.
... More »

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Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • cars

 Car of the Year: Mazda2 

Compact gets top world honors at New York auto show

Mar 21, 08 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The compact Mazda2 took top honors as World Car of the Year yesterday at the International Auto Show in New York, the Detroit News reports. The car, also known as the Demio in some countries, earned accolades from a panel of international journalists for its combination of performance and price.... More »

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Mazda • Ford • Audi • Mercedes Benz • BMW • auto show • Detroit Auto Show • New York International Auto Show • World Car of the Year • Mazda2 • Audi R8 Suerpcar

City Dweller: Drive These Top 10

Check out this list of the Top 10 vehicles for urbanites from Forbes

Feb 28, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - City streets are tight, and the stop-and-go driving eats up over-priced gas. Then there’s the parking … if you can find it. Forbes says urbanites should consider one of these city-friendly rides:
  1. Audi A3: Handles well, loaded with safety features, tiny turning radius
  2. Mazda3: Great at dodging potholes,
... More »

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Toyota • list • Hyundai • Audi • Mini Cooper • Audi A3 • Camry • Honda Civic • Mazda 3 • Scion Xb • Hyundai Tucson • Rav4 • Mitsubishi Outlander • Honda CR-V

The Awesome New Stuff
List for 2007

Popular Science selects the year's best new inventions in 10 areas

Nov 15, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Popular Science's "Best of What's New" awards go to the leading innovations of the year. Check out what the future looks like:
  1. Automotive: 2008 Audi R8
  2. Aviation & Space: CNES Corot Satellite
  3. Gadgets: Apple iPhone
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iPhone • Audi • gadget • cars

They're Back From the Dead

5 brands that were revived by dramatic
intervention

Aug 3, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - These five companies were flatlining until they made bold management decisions.  Business Week tells you how they did it.
  1. Nintendo: The Wii dared to market to families and non-gamers
  2. Audi:  Banked on engineering and prowess and didn't get distracted
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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • list • Audi • Burberry • Citibank • Hewlett-Packard

Luxury Cars Flunk
Damage Tests

Weak bumpers, expensive parts drive up costs of repairing high-end vehicles

Aug 2, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luxury cars will rack up exorbitantly expensive damage after even low-speed impacts, a federal safety report says. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety numbers out today show that 11 high-end vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan models, have bumpers that are too weak and impact absorbers that don't extend far enough—... More »

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Nissan • crash • Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • damage • cars

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