Wider arches, fatter alloys and the lowered stance of AudiÕs RS6 saloon are discreet hints to the electrifying package that is engineered into this elegant executive car.
Volkswagen and Audi dealer Gilder Group has opened a new trade parts distribution operation on a site separate from its five dealerships in South Yorks and Derbyshire.
Fiat Auto has named former Audi chairman Herbert Demel as its new chief executive officer with effect from November 15. He replaces Giancarlo Boschetti, who will retire a year early.
Following their acquisition of the Warwick BMW dealership in February 2001, former F1 driver Damon Hill and Nick Whale have acquired a second dealership in partnership.
An Audi retailer in Dorset is to open a £500,000 bodyshop specialising in the repair of aluminium-based cars.
Glass's Market Intelligence Service suggests that the residual values for prestige convertibles (e.g. Mercedes CLK Cabriolet, Audi A4 Cabriolet) and larger 4x4s (e.g. Range Rover, BMW X5) aged one- to three-years-old out-perform those of the rest of the market.
The owner of London Taxis International's unaudited preliminary results for the year to 31 July 2003 show turnover from continuing operations down 1% on previous year from £86.9m to £86.0m. The core vehicles division produced £4.5m operating profit (including £1.1m of China profit) (2002: £3.7m) on sales of £86.0m.
Audi UK has appointed Adrian Short as its new Head of Corporate Sales in the UK, a move that coincides with a restructuring of the company's fleet liaison team and used car operations.
A newly formed retail group is set to join the exclusive AM100 club next year as it strives for a £100m-plus turnover. Crewe-based Swansway Garages Group has five sites representing Audi, Seat and Volkswagen with a projected turnover of £76m.
Since the Audi TT was launched in 1999, retailers have had to make do with selling the turbo-charged 1.8-litre engine as the range's flagship model.
The AM Awards has a new assessor – leading management and business consultants Carter & Carter will be carrying out independent auditing and additional data for the 2004 Awards through a combination of face-to-face interviews and mystery shopping exercises.
Seat believes its retailers can solve overcapacity problems suffered by other VW Group brands like Audi and Volkswagen by becoming multi-franchised repairers.
The former owner of the Hartwell Group is among 225 wealthy Saudis being sued by the families of 9/11 victims for allegedly supplying funds for Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network.
In spite of lower unit sales, Audi revenues rose in the first quarter by 2.4 per cent to 5.658bn euros.Unit sales slipped by 0.5 per cent to 181,825 vehicles.
Mon Motors' new Audi Centre in Cardiff – redeveloped at a cost of £1.5m – has now opened its doors for business.
Volkswagen is to recall around 850,000 cars following the discovery of problems with the car's ignition systems. The recall will affect 2001 and 2002 Audi, Skoda, Seat and Volkswagen cars equipped with 1.8-litre turbo, V5, V6 and W8 petrol engines.
Availability of the locally-built A6 has helped Audi post a near 25 per cent car sales increase in China - to 36,500 cars.
Prince Charles' appeal for Government departments to “Buy British” for their catering contracts in order to help hard-pressed British farmers has raised claims of hypocrisy in the tabloid press. The Sunday Mirror has pointed out that the prince had just signed a £99k deal with Audi.
Audi has introduced a new manufacturing process at its Neckarsulm plant which allows customers to make last minute spec changes to their A8. Changes are accepted up to two days before completion.
VW chief Berndt Pischetsrieder has denied media suggestions that his company is in direct talks with Fiat Auto management as possible partners in the restructuring deal for the ailing carmaker. But he admitted that the Audi subsidiary was in talks with Maserati about “cooperation”.