Re: Audi: cartons pleins
Publié : 10 juil. 2017 19:27
Est-ce que ça suffira ?Audi is offering its customers in Europe and other markets* a retrofit program for cars with EU5 and EU6 diesel engines. A total of up to 850,000 cars worldwide with six-cylinder and eight-cylinder diesel engines (V6/V8 TDI, EU5/EU6) will get new software. This will further improve their emissions in real driving conditions beyond the current legal requirements. The action will take place in close consultation with Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). In this way, Audi intends to reduce overall emissions, especially in urban areas. The service also applies to the Porsche and Volkswagen models that are fitted with the same types of engines and will be carried out free of charge for all customers.
Audi aims to maintain the future viability of diesel engines for its customers and to make a contribution towards improving air quality. At the same time, Audi is convinced that this program will counteract possible bans on vehicles with diesel engines. With their low fuel consumption, diesel engines help to achieve the ambitious CO2 targets in Europe, which is another reason why Audi has decided to offer this retrofit program.
La question est dans doute moins le maintien en production que les futurs développements. Et de ne pas laisser une clientèle à fort potentiel de revenus passer à la concurrence. Donc il faudra négocier le croisement avec maestria en continuant à offrir des modèles attractifs ... jusqu'à ce qu'ils ne se vendent plus.Q: Audi aims to eliminate up to 40 percent of its drive systems in the long-term. What do you have in mind?
A: We will thin out our engine-transmission combinations, but entire engine families might also disappear. Do we really need a V-10 and W-12 for the next generation of cars? We get questioned about the [future of the] V-8, and in particular the diesel, but I cannot imagine we will do without it. We have a very important group of customers that really wants eight-cylinder engines in larger vehicles. Will it exist forever? No, but [it will] for a rather long time.