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03/19/20

Company

Financial year 2019: AUDI AG achieves its financial targets and sets a course for long-term competitiveness

Audi steered a steady course through a challenging 2019 financial year. The car manufacturer systematically reduced its WLTP inventories and achieved slightly higher deliveries for the Audi brand than in the previous year in a highly competitive environment. Revenue of €55.7 billion reflects the high demand for SUVs and top-end models. Operating profit and operating return on sales reached €4.5 billion and 8.1 percent. The Audi Transformation Plan (ATP) contributed €2.5 billion in the 2019 financial year. Significantly strengthened spending and investment discipline are reflected by the improved return on investment (12.7 percent). Audi is pushing ahead with its electrification initiative with numerous electric models this year. The company is intensifying the synergies with the Volkswagen Group now also in software development. Against the backdrop of the spread of the coronavirus and the unclear effects on the economy, the manufacturer sees major challenges in the year 2020 and is focusing on the health of employees worldwide and on the liquidity and stability of the business.

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03/03/20

Models

Success model 4.0: the new Audi A3 Sportback

Audi established the premium compact class segment with the A3 in 1996. The fourth generation of the success model is now being introduced on the market – sporty, digitalized and fully connected. Beneath the progressive design of the body of the new A3 Sportback lie many innovations from the full-size class, for example the infotainment, suspension, and driver assist systems.

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02/29/20

Culture

Audi Short Film Award for “Genius Loci”

With a value of €20,000, the Audi Short Film Award at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival goes to “Genius Loci” by Adrien Mérigeau. This year’s international short film jury is made up of the Hungarian animation film maker Réka Bucsi, the Turkish curator Fatma Çolakoğlu and the film maker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese from Lesotho. The jury’s statement on this year’s award winner: “That other night her thoughts merged with the flickering street lights, the skyline and the trash on the sidewalks. This beautifully crafted film effortlessly coordinates the chaos of being human.”

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02/28/20

Company

Volkswagen AG plans to take over all Audi shares and to place Audi at the head of Volkswagen Group development

Volkswagen AG is to strengthen Audi’s role within the Group. With Markus Duesmann as the new CEO, Audi will take the lead for research & development within the brand alliance. In the context of reorganizing competencies and responsibilities, Volkswagen AG plans to carry out a squeeze-out according to German stock corporation law in order to acquire the 0.36 percent of Audi’s shares that are traded on the stock exchange.

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02/25/20

Models

From bottle to fabric: Seat upholstery made of PET

The fashion industry produces jewelry, clothes and bags from PET bottles. In addition, more and more furniture is being made from waste material such as paper shreds, plastic bottles and wood chippings. Audi is now offering seat upholstery made from recycled material for the new A3 for the first time.

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01/29/20

Company

Audi and Maisie Williams invite the world to “Let It Go” and embrace electric future in Game Day spot

Audi returns to the biggest night in American football with a musically-inspired, 60-second commercial called “Let It Go” featuring actor Maisie Williams. Williams takes the wheel of the all-new Audi e-tron Sportback to help kick off a global brand campaign about Audi’s long-term ambition to shape a new era of sustainable mobility. Created by global partner agency 72andSunny Amsterdam, the spot was directed by François Rousselet and marks the brand’s eleventh appearance at the game.

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01/29/20

Culture

Audi and the Berlinale present exciting arrivals and future perspectives on the Red Carpet

For the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale, and in a seventh season as Principal Sponsor, with all-electric trips in its progressive and elegant fleet, Audi is setting an exciting scene for film festival celebrities on their way to the Red Carpet from 20 February to 1 March. The fleet includes the fully electric Audi e-tron* and two new plug-in hybrid models, the Audi A8 TFSI e* and A7 Sportback TFSI e*. With the Berlinale Open House program in the Audi Berlinale Lounge, Audi and the Berlinale are also jointly supporting dialogue on various perspectives that reflect dynamic issues of the future. Directly opposite the Berlinale Palast, festival fans and interested visitors will meet to experience interviews, discussions, music acts and interactive events connected with the Berlinale.

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01/28/20

Trends

Audi networks with traffic lights in Düsseldorf

Audi is moving ahead with networked traffic lights in Düsseldorf. After Ingolstadt, the city on the Rhine is the second in Europe in which Audi is introducing its Traffic Light Information service. At the end of January, Audi drivers will see information from around 150 traffic lights in their cockpit, thus increasing their chance of catching a “green wave”. By early summer most of the intersections in Düsseldorf, approximately 450 out of a total of some 600 installations, will be networked. Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) services like Audi Traffic Light Information increase efficiency, convenience and safety on the roads.

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01/27/20

Models

Audi e-tron Charging Service: New price model and more favorable conditions at IONITY

One year after launching its own charging service, Audi is introducing a kWh-based price to the e-tron Charging Service that allows customers to charge their cars with quick-charge service provider IONITY. Here, e-tron customers benefit from heavily discounted rates with the transit rate at 31 cents per kilowatt hour used. Everyday usability is underlined by the fact that the number of countries and charging points connected has doubled since the market launch. With a contract, the premium charging service makes around 135,000 public charging points in 24 countries accessible. When driving abroad, customers can charge their cars according to the local purchasing conditions without any extra costs.

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01/21/20

Company

Audi provides sustainable mobility and charging solutions at World Economic Forum in Davos

Audi is once again presenting itself as a provider of sustainable premium mobility at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, thus supporting the Annual Meeting’s sustainability goals. The brand with the four rings is serving as the exclusive mobility partner for the 33rd time already and providing a fleet that is 90 percent electrified. The Audi models are charged with green electricity exclusively, using mobile charging containers made with used Audi e-tron* batteries that were developed specially for this purpose. Audi is continuously developing these green charging solutions.

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01/17/20

Technology

Audi invests around EUR 100 million in charging infrastructure at own sites

On its journey to becoming a provider of entirely CO₂-neutral premium mobility, Audi is making excellent progress at its own sites. By the middle of 2022, the premium brand will equip one in ten parking spaces with a possibility to charge electric cars, most of which will be accessible to the public. This independent concept is the largest charging infrastructure project carried out by a German employer. The investment provides Audi with a head start in terms of setup and operation expertise for the hardware and software of such charging concepts while also allowing the company to pilot a new business area of mobility.

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01/14/20

Sports

Audi and FC Bayern heading toward the future together

Audi and FC Bayern München are heading toward the future together: The two premium brands have been forming a strong team since 2002, and have prolonged and expanded the substance of their partnership until 2029. Audi is FC Bayern’s exclusive automobile partner. The next decade will be focused on strategic collaboration in the areas of innovative marketing and electrification. As a clear reference to this commitment, all licensed players of the record champion will receive an all-electric Audi e-tron in 2020.

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03/19/20

Company

Annual Financial Statements 2019

The AUDI AG will present the key figures on March 19, 2020 for the year 2019 and will provide an outlook for the year 2019.

03/03/20

Models

Audi A3 Sportback

The Audi A3 established the premium compact class in 1996. The brand with the four rings is now presenting the fourth generation of its successful model. From its cockpit to its light signature and infotainment, the new Audi A3 Sportback is digitalized. With its progressive steering, adaptive suspension, and powerful engines, the compact five-door car demonstrates that it not only looks sporty but also is dynamic on the road. With support from innovative assist systems, electrified drives ensure a high level of efficiency.

03/03/20

Technology

40 Years of quattro

A technology and success story from Audi is celebrating a major birthday, as the quattro drive system turns 40 years old. Since the original quattro first made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 1980, the principle of four-wheel drive has become one of the cornerstones of the brand. To date, Audi has produced almost 10.5 million cars with quattro drive systems. Now, it is time for the next chapter in this particular success story: The prototypes Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback use electric torque vectoring.

02/20/20

Culture

Berlinale 2020

For the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale, and in a seventh season as Principal Sponsor, with all-electric trips in its progressive and elegant fleet, Audi is setting an exciting scene for film festival celebrities on their way to the Red Carpet from 20 February to 1 March. With the Berlinale Open House program in the Audi Berlinale Lounge, Audi and the Berlinale are also jointly supporting dialogue on various perspectives that reflect dynamic issues of the future. Directly opposite the Berlinale Palast, festival fans and interested visitors will meet to experience interviews, discussions, music acts and interactive events connected with the Berlinale.

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03/03/20

Modelle

World premiere show - Audi A3 Sportback and e-tron S prototype

Audi is presenting the new Audi A3 Sportback, setting new standards in the compact class. Electric mobility is becoming even more dynamic with the new Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback which are also presented.

03/03/20

Technik

40 years of Audi quattro

quattro is an essence of Audi's DNA. The all-wheel drive has already written 40 years of history. Now it goes one step further: the quattro drive becomes electric. Relive the greatest moments of 40 years of quattro through the eyes of Mattias Ekström and Stig Blomqvist.

03/03/20

Modelle

Sporty and striking – the new Audi A3 Sportback

Sporty and balanced proportions underline the striking, characterful design of the fourth generation of the premium compact model.

03/03/20

Technik

Audi e-tron S prototype – The Drift

Driving dynamics on a new level. The prototypes of the S models of the Audi e-tron and Audi e-tron Sportback impress with their agility and traction. It's based on a brand new drive concept with three electric motors. A new quattro generation with electric torque vectoring.

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03/13/20

The Electric Wave: Behind the Scenes

Get a behind the scenes look as international surf-pros Stephanie Gilmore, Coco Ho and Leah Dawson travel to the Surf Ranch in California and make magic with Contemporary art-director Daniel Askill. #Audi #etron #electricwave -------------------- Electric power consumption combined: 26.6 – 22.4 kWh/100 km (WLTP); CO₂-emissions combined: 0 g/km // Further information: www.audi.com/dat Stay tuned for news from the Audi Universe: Audi.com: https://www.audi.com/electricwave Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Audi.AG/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AudiOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiofficial/

03/05/20

World Premiere of the new Audi A3 Sportback | What’s up, Audi? #28

#WhatsupAudi is proud to present to you the new Audi A3 Sportback! That’s not all! You can also get ready for the all-new Audi e-tron S prototype and more breakthroughs of a sustainable future! Audi A3 Sportback: https://www.audi.de/de/brand/de/neuwagen/a3/a3-sportback.html Audi established the premium compact class segment with the A3 in 1996. The fourth generation of the success model is now being introduced on the market – sporty, digitalized and fully connected. Beneath the progressive design of the body of the new A3 Sportback lie many innovations from the full-size class, for example the infotainment, suspension, and driver assist systems. Sustainability is a central pillar in the Audi corporate strategy. This applies to technology as well as to the production processes. Seat upholstery made from secondary raw materials are being used for the first time in the fourth generation of the Audi A3. Up to 89% of the textile used consists of recycled PET bottles, which are transformed into yarn in an elaborate procedure. This results in fabrics that guarantee the same quality standards in terms of look and feel as conventional textile upholstery. E-tron S prototype: The all-new e-tron S prototype is equipped with 3 electrical engines and therefore joining the modern way of “quattro”. The new and improved software gives you a better driving experience and helps your car to be stable when needed. About Audi Youtube Channel: This is the home of “Vorsprung”! On this channel, you’ll find first-hand information on us as a company, innovations, and coverage of exciting model releases. Be prepared for fascinating formats and the reporting of important events. Subscribe for thrilling insights, diverse opinions and new perspectives on the brand with Four Rings and become a member of a worldwide community of automotive aficionados. Stay tuned for news from the Audi Universe: Audi.com: https://www.audi.com/en.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Audi.AG/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AudiOfficial Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/audi-ag/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiofficial/ Audi MediaCenter: https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en Imprint: https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/imprint-3697 Audi collection shop: https://shops.audi.com/en_GB/web/collection #Audi #AudiA3Sportback #ETronSPrototype ------- Fuel consumption Audi A3 Sportback: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km (US mpg): 5.1–3.5 (46.1–67.2); Combined CO₂ emissions in g/km (g/mi): 116–92 (186.7–148.1); Information on fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions as well as efficiency classes in ranges depending on the tires and alloy wheel rims used.

03/03/20

The all new Audi e-tron S prototype | quattro drift

Push the limits with the all new Audi #etron S prototype and drift into the next level of our electric evolution. #quattro40 Stay tuned for news from the Audi Universe: Audi.com: https://www.audi.com/en.html Audi MediaCenter: https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en" Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Audi.AG/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AudiOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/audi-ag/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiofficial/

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