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Pre-Quattro, Audi didn’t really stand for much. It was a posh Volkswagen, little more, in the eyes of car buyers; it had the same sort of quirky standing as Saab. Case not helped by building models such as the Audi 50 – a badge-engineered first-generation VW Polo… This approach was never going to turn it [...]

AUDI York and Hull now have new branding, with JCT600 completing the purchase of the two dealers. Gilder Group has sold the car dealers to JCT600, which become the first Audi franchises under the firm’s umbrella. 80 staff are employed in the Yorkshire outlets, which have a combined annual turnover of £30m. Chief executive John [...]

AUDI has come a shock bottom in the latest Which? Car survey – with the A5 being the UK’s most unreliable car. The sporty coupe scored a 76 percent result for overall reliability, according to the 84,000-strong survey. This is in stark contrast to the Honda Accord, which topped the survey (looking at 2007-2009 cars) [...]

AUDI has entered yet another new car sector – the premium hatchback line-up – with the new A5 Sportback. Drawing from the A5 Coupe, the new model is in essence an A4 five-door – but just as dramatic as the looks is the price. For, Audi has pitched its new car to start at £25k… [...]

AUDI car dealers will, from October, get a surprise new Audi to sell – the A5 Sportback hatchback. The five-door model is a surprise addition to the A5 coupe and cabriolet range. Audi is also keeping it tightly under wraps for now, releasing only a close-up image of the rear hatchback. Nevertheless, it’s released full [...]

AUDI is the latest maker to commit to the Government’s new car scrappage scheme announced in the Budget. The maker has taken out ads in newspapers, confirming it will participate. Details are still being formulated, so no specifics are yet being released by the German premium brand. However, it has set up a special section [...]

VAUXHALL has unveiled official pictures of its hardcore Audi-challenging 4WD Insignia VXR. The 325PS model packs a 2.8-litre twin-scroll turbo V6, that shoots it to 62mph in just 5.8 seconds. What’s more, Vauxhall dealers will be taking orders for delivery early in the summer! The new variant, which the company’s had to electronically limit to [...]

CAR dealers in California are having an entertaining public battle in the most prominent way possible! In the streets of Santa Monica, Audi and BMW are having a ‘billboard stand off’, as the image shows. BMW information site bmwblog.com reports that it was Audi US that started it all. It placed the Audi A4 ad, [...]

AUDI has finally introduced its superb green 1.8 TFSI petrol engine to the TT Roadster range. The new variant not only has a keen £23,910 list price, but it also returns nearly 41mpg. This gives it a CO2 figure of 159g/km – below the key 160g/km benchmark, and ensuring it will appeal to business drivers. [...]