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Audi is a German luxury carmaker based in Ingolstadt. It's one of Volkswagen's 12 brands and as such was involved in VW's emissions cheating scandal, with defeat devices built into some of Audi's diesel cars.

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Motor Mobil, Audi Tech Day

Behind the scenes at Audi Quality Assurance

On TechDay Audi provides an insight into the company's quality control operations.
Cars and TransportationDecember 20, 201704:55 min
Motor Mobil

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

DW brings you both commercial vehicles and customized editions rarely see on the road.
Cars and TransportationDecember 20, 201726:01 min
Motor mobil / drive it / al volante 29.11.2017

Autonomous: Audi A8

The fourth generation of the Audi flagship features a lot of new safety technology.
Cars and TransportationNovember 28, 201705:03 min
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

A new flagship from Audi, a new sporty Mercedes, and the end of a German sport legend.
Cars and TransportationNovember 28, 201726:01 min
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

Speedy cars from KIA and Audi; visionary technology by ZF and a trip into the past in a VW bug.
Cars and TransportationNovember 7, 201726:00 min
Online-Startbilder 45-17 Motor mobil/drive it/al volante | Audi A7

World premiere: The new Audi A7

In Audi's new design centre at Ingolstadt the company has premiered the new A7 Sportback.
Cars and TransportationNovember 7, 201704:24 min
Deutschland Elektromobilität Symbolbild Tankstelle für Elektroautos

Carmakers to build charging network

A group of mainly German carmakers has launched a joint venture to build a network of fast charging stations for e-cars.
BusinessNovember 3, 2017
BMW - Logo an Firmenzentrale in München

BMW raided in cartel probe

BMW's offices were searched in a probe investigating a group of German carmakers for anti-cometitive practices.
BusinessOctober 20, 2017
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

DW test-drives sizeable, robust vehicles for on and off the road, with a luxury sedan.
Cars and TransportationOctober 18, 201726:01 min
DW Motor mobil 42-17 Online-Startbilder | Audi

Audi A8's traffic jam assistant

The Audi A8's new traffic jam assistant can take over driving in heavy traffic. How does it work?
Cars and TransportationOctober 18, 201706:36 min
Startbild Motor mobil/drive it/al volante vom 11.10.2017 | Audi Formel E Team und Auto

Audi Formula E Team

Audi presents the new electric racecar it will enter in next season's Formula E world championship.
Cars and TransportationOctober 11, 201704:17 min
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Drive it!

SUVs and sustainably powered cars are the current trends. Mobile innovations from Europe to the Far East.
Cars and TransportationOctober 11, 201726:00 min
Symbolbild Dieselskandal Automobilindustrie | Audi

German prosecutors make arrest in Dieselgate probe

A former top manager for Audi has reportedly been detained as part of the emissions cheating scandal investigation.
Law and JusticeSeptember 28, 2017
Deutschland IAA Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung

Autonomous and electric cars on show at IAA

Manufacturers are showing off their vision of the future dominated by electric power and autonomous driving.
BusinessSeptember 12, 201701:50 min
Startbild Sendung Motor mobil - Audi SQ5

Sporty and dynamic: Audi SQ5

The second-generation of the SQ5 improves Audi’s sportiest variant of its second-largest SUV.
Cars and TransportationSeptember 6, 201704:34 min
Rupert Stadler

Stadler remains Audi CEO

CEO Rupert Stadler has survived a leadership reshuffle that saw half of the board replaced due to its emissions scam.
BusinessAugust 28, 2017
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

One of the fastest Mercedes of all time and a racing series not focused on winning.
Cars and TransportationAugust 21, 201726:01 min
Audi V8

Revolutionary for almost 30 years: Audi V8

In 1988, Audi entered the luxury league with four-wheel drive, eight cylinders, and auto shifting.
Cars and TransportationAugust 21, 201707:22 min
Audi R8

Virtual reality sells cars

Audi tries to make it easier for customers to set up the car of their dreams, according to their own specifications.
BusinessAugust 17, 201702:54 min
Online-Startbilder für die Sendungen Motor mobil/drive it/al volante

Present it: Audi RS5

Audi RS-5-Coupé's new V6-Biturb, 331-kW engine produces a top speed of 280 km/h.
Cars and TransportationAugust 9, 201703:36 min
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

Audi RS5 - twin-turbo provides enough power to hit 280 km/h. Mazda MX-5 - the sleek little convertible gets a metal roof in the RF version. Plus: BMW 530e iPerformance - the first 5-series as a hybrid
Cars and TransportationAugust 9, 201726:01 min
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

Mercedes' and Audi's new flagships, and a look back at the first mass-produced amphibious car.
Cars and TransportationJuly 26, 201726:04 min
Startbilder Motor mobil/drive it/al volante vom 26.07.2017 | Audi A8

World Premiere: New Audi A8

World premiere of the new A8 – Audi’s flagship.
Cars and TransportationJuly 26, 201704:03 min
Deutschland Deutsche Autobauer unter Kartellverdach

German carmakers play down collusion claims

German car marker Volkswagen has called a special supervisory board meeting for Wednesday to discuss collusion claims.
BusinessJuly 25, 2017
Deutschland Autoindustrie Montage durch Roboter in Köln

Collusion cloud follows German carmakers

More bumps in the road for Germany's carmakers, as vehicle tech collusion allegations surface.
BusinessJuly 24, 201701:21 min
Deutsche Umwelthilfe DHU - Diesel-Verbot

Diesel emissions kill. Who pays?

Although a 1,500-euro ($1,750) fix could save thousands of lives, carmakers are unwilling to pay.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 24, 2017
Audi RS6 Avant Performance

Sexist Audi ad sparks backlash in China

German carmaker Audi has drawn stern rebuke in Chinese social media for a new ad that compares women to used cars.
BusinessJuly 19, 2017
Audi RS6

Powerful: Audi RS6 Avant Performance

Audi’s RS 6 Avant Performance can go from 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in just 3.7 seconds.
Cars and TransportationJuly 11, 201704:14 min
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

Sporty cars from Honda, Audi and Volvo. And Smart’s new electric drive convertible.
Cars and TransportationJuly 11, 201726:00 min
Audi Logo Dieselmotor

Ex-Audi manager charged

The US Justice Department says it has filed charges against an ex-manager of Audi, a division of Germany's Volkswagen.
PoliticsJuly 7, 2017
England London Brexit Nationalflaggen vor Big Ben

Hard Brexit to cost German jobs

A "hard Brexit" would result in thousands of job losses in the German car industry, says a new study.
BusinessJune 22, 2017
Audi A4 Avant g-tron

Audi A4 Avant g-tron

The A4 Avant g-tron is the latest in Audi's family of natural gas hybrid cars.
Cars and TransportationJune 20, 201704:54 min
DW Drive it! (Sendungslogo Motor mobil englisch)

Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

A dream of a Porsche, hybrids from Lexus and Audi, Alfa Romeo’s future and a 1920s-era Bentley.
Cars and TransportationJune 20, 201726:01 min
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Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

Drive it! presents: an all-electric Opel, a chic Audi, a facelifted Skoda and a family-friendly Kia.
Cars and TransportationJune 6, 201725:47 min
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Chic: Audi RS3

Its design makes even a parked RS3 shout 'racetrack'.
Cars and TransportationJune 6, 201705:05 min
Neckarsulm Audi A8 Produktion

Audi recall in Germany

Germany's transport minister says Audi needs to recall 24,000 of its luxury cars in Europe for emission device refits.
PoliticsJune 1, 2017
China Auto Shanghai 2017 | Skoda Vision E Concept car

China taking to the e-mobility road

As a venue for e-mobility Auto Shanghai 2017 is this year's most important car show
BusinessApril 20, 201702:26 min
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Taste it!: Audi A7

The design of Audi’s A7 Sportback is based on the beautiful Audi 100 Coupé of the 1970s.
Cars and TransportationApril 19, 201703:57 min
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Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

Trends from the US market, electric motors from Toyota, and a new Peugeot.
Cars and TransportationApril 19, 201725:44 min
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Drive it! - The Motor Magazine

Here they are: Audi S5 Cabrio, Infiniti QX30, and the Big 5 SUVs.
Cars and TransportationApril 5, 201726:06 min
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Loads of fun: the Audi S5 convertible

Audi's new S5's 6-cylinder 260-kW engine carries the convertible from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.1 seconds.
Cars and TransportationApril 5, 201704:26 min
Deutschland Audi-Zentrale in Ingolstadt

Audi offices raided

The German carmaker's offices were raided by police looking for evidence about Audi's role in the VW emissions scandal.
BusinessMarch 15, 2017
VW Beetle by a lake

Germany's love affair with the car

We take a look back at the German cars that have achieved cult status over the years.
LifestyleMarch 14, 2017
Genfer Autosalon

Aggressive car design in Geneva

Many car models at the Geneva Motor Show look more threatening every year.
CultureMarch 12, 201704:58 min
Genfer Autosalon

Aggressive car design in Geneva

Many car models at the Geneva Motor Show look more threatening every year.
CultureMarch 11, 2017
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Australia sues Audi, ignores Skoda

Australia's consumer watchdog has launched court action against Germany's Volkswagen brand Audi.
BusinessMarch 8, 2017
Der neue Volkswagen Arteon

VW goes back to the future

The CEO would rather talk about the future than the diesel scandal anyway. And the future already has a name: Sedric!
BusinessMarch 7, 201701:46 min
China Auto Show Peking Internationale Automobil Ausstellung 2016

Cracks in the relationship

Audi has acquired a new partner in China, setting the cat among the pigeons in an already tough auto market.
Cars and TransportationMarch 5, 2017
Russland Wladimir Putin bei Volkswagen

VW CEO meets Russia's Putin

To reverse Volkswagen's flagging fortunes in Russia, the German carmaker's CEO Mueller has met with President Putin.
BusinessFebruary 8, 2017
BMW testet Exo-Skelette

German auto giants unfazed by US tariff threat

Trump demands that carmakers increase production in the US or face import tariffs. German firms remain unimpressed.
BusinessFebruary 2, 201701:45 min