Marco Schubert is returning to Audi after three years and becoming the new Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing. The Supervisory Board of Audi made this decision on August 30, 2024. Schubert succeeds Hildegard Wortmann, who is leaving the Audi Board of Management on August 31, after five years at her own wish and by harmonious mutual agreement. At the same time, Wortmann will leave her role in the Extended Executive Committee of Volkswagen Group.
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Audi shares a first look at the new Q5
The brand with the four rings will present the third generation of its most popular SUV on September 2. An exclusive preview is now available.
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Audi customer teams in Italy and Japan first class
Audi’s customer teams collected trophies worldwide on the penultimate weekend in August and maintained excellent positions in the standings in numerous racing series. In Italy, Team Tresor Audi Sport Italia took the overall lead following its first victory of the season with the Audi R8 LMS GT3. In the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS, the GT3 sports car recorded its third victory of the season. Further trophies in Australia and Europe rounded off the good results of the race weekend. European driver teams also returned with trophies in the GT2 and GT4 versions of the sports car. The Audi RS 3 LMS contributed to a convincing weekend for Audi Sport customer racing with a total of seven podium results.
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Auto Union GmbH founded in Ingolstadt on September 3, 1949: A new beginning 75 years ago
Audi has been building cars at the Ingolstadt site for over 75 years. Audi Tradition will commemorate this anniversary with a lecture at the Audi museum mobile and a celebration on Josef-Strobl-Platz in downtown Ingolstadt, the historic site of the company’s former headquarters. Visitors to the anniversary celebration on Sunday, September 8, can look forward to a collection of the first vehicle models produced in Ingolstadt and other enjoyable activities. The evening before, the Night of the Museums at the Audi mobile museum will offer wide-ranging entertainment. The Audi Big Band will perform a colorful mix of Latin, soul, funk, and pop, and visitors will also be treated to numerous highlight tours, including the current special exhibition “Form vollendet”.
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Plenty of excitement in the DTM thanks to Audi customer team
Three Audi customer teams prove their strength in the second half of two championships: while ABT Sportsline turned the tide in the DTM with Kelvin van der Linde in wet weather at the Nürburgring and retook the lead of the standings, two teams were successful in North America with the Audi R8 LMS. James Sofronas took his first win of the season in GT America powered by AWS, while Johnny O’Connell maintained his lead in the standings with two podium finishes. Audi Sport customer racing also had a good weekend in touring car racing. Team LV Racing won four trophies with the Audi RS 3 LMS at a race weekend in Estonia.
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