Ulrich Hackenberg appointed new Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AG as of July 1, 2013

Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, praised Wolfgang Dürheimer’s time at Audi as a phase of intensive work in important areas regarding future mobility: “On behalf of the entire Audi Board of Management, I thank Wolfgang Dürheimer for his dedicated performance.” Ulrich Hackenberg has been a member of Volkswagen’s Brand … Read more

An array of awards for Audi publications

In the “Encounter” magazine series, Audi Communications presents topics from the world of the Audi brand, products, and Technical Development in a journalistic vibrant manner. These prestigious awards are a testament to the extraordinary quality of these magazines once again this year, in terms of both content and design. As “Best of the Best”, “Encounter … Read more

Audi in the simTD large-scale test study: the “traffic light info online” project

A total of 17 consortium partners participated in simTD (safe and intelligent mobility, test field Germany) – including six carmakers. It was one of the largest projects of its kind in the world. Audi assumed responsibility for what is known as requirements analysis, which served as the basis for the project’s basic framework. In addition, … Read more

Audi beats best time from last year

The hybrid race cars with the four rings, which have been undefeated in the current season so far, dominated on the 13.629-kilometer track in Western France on Wednesday right from the beginning. In free practice and in qualifying, Audi maintained the top three positions. The fastest in both qualifying sessions was the number ‘2’ Audi … Read more

Excitement for 2013 Audi Cup is rising

Four top teams in the battle for the first international title of the season, Treble winner FC Bayern München playing at its home stadium and the international tournament premiere of their new coach Pep Guardiola on the touchline: Soccer fans throughout Germany are feverishly awaiting the 2013 Audi Cup held for the third time on … Read more

Audi takes celebrities and athletes on board

The four rings will be dominating the scene again in Kiel and at the Kieler Förde this year. 25 Audi Q7 cars will be deployed to pull the boats out of and back into the water when there is a change between two classes. 1,500 such movements occur each year during the regatta days – … Read more

Awards for Audi in May and June 2013

OFF ROAD Award 2013 – First place goes to Audi Q3 and Audi A6 allroad quattroClear-cut vote for the winners of the OFF ROAD Award 2013: Readers of OFF ROAD magazine voted the Audi Q3 (“Crossover” category) and the Audi A6 allroad quattro (“Luxury Crossover” category) into first place. Overall, four models from Ingolstadt managed to secure a place on the podium. (June 14, 2013) New “Audi … Read more

Quotes after the race at the Lausitzring

Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport): “Mike (Rockenfeller) drove a strong and clever race today – that’s the way to clinch titles in the DTM. That he’s leading the standings now after four races says something for ‘Rocky’ as well as for our Audi RS 5 DTM, which has been fast on all tracks … Read more

‘Rocky’ takes DTM lead for Audi

From position six on the grid, ‘Rocky’ in the Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM of Audi Sport Team Phoenix advanced to finish the race in second place. The 2010 Le Mans winner switched from standard to option tires after just four laps and from that moment was the fastest driver in the field. He overtook … Read more