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Audi to form specialist A2 bodyshop network

Audi is setting up a specialist bodyshop network to carry out major accident repair work on the new aluminium A2.

Price cuts help prestige brands

Compact executive sector model launches will allow prestige brands to challenge volume carmakers, said Audi UK director Kevin Rose at the UK launch of the latest A4.

Audi picks moment to spotlight new A4

Audi this week announced its new A4, attempting to catch attention in the gap between the Paris and Birmingham motor shows.

Delay in supplies 'frustrates' Audi

Audi is facing up to a “tough and demanding year” in the UK in 2001, said UK boss David Ingram. He blamed frustrating delays in sourcing new models which threatened to hinder their aspirations of climbing to an overall volume of 42,000 from the projected 40,000 units this year.

Enter Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf is ready to follow in the footsteps of the Audi TT and A2 by becoming the latest Audi concept vehicle to make its way into full production. Bracketed as a “study for on-road and demanding off-road” use, Steppenwolf shows how Audi development engineers visualise a high-performance all-rounder for the compact class.

Glenvarigill purchases Audi sites for £4m

Edinburgh-based Glenvarigill has paid £4m, the largest investment in its history, to acquire two Audi dealerships from the ailing Abercromby company.

Mercedes cuts followed by Jaguar, BMW and Audi

Mercedes-Benz's well-publicised price cuts, though not quite what they may seem, were followed by reductions by Audi, BMW and Jaguar. The average Mercedes cut is claimed to be 9%, with as much as 25% off the S600L, down to £77,000. Automatic transmission becomes a £1,450 option where it was standard on cars like the C240 and E240.

Price falls and extra value prepare market for X-day

Audi's aluminium-bodied A2 goes on sale this month priced from £13,950 for the entry level 1.4 which has alloys, four electric windows, electric mirrors, ABS, four airbags and power steering - but no spare wheel. The SE pack takes the price to £15,100, adding climate control, wider alloys, fog lights and leather steering wheel.

VW resumes hunt for entrepreneurs

Volkswagen Group UK has resumed advertising for sponsored retailers as it bids to "improve and ring fence quality operators" for its dealer network. Dale Wyatt, VW's UK development ventures manager, said further opportunities had arisen within the Volkswagen Group - also including the Audi, Skoda and Seat marques - as a result of dealer group mergers and the closure of some loss-making businesses.

BCA in live UK link

BCA has linked with Vauxhall to stage its first Live On Line auction outside the US. The sale, staged last month at the Blackbushe centre in Camberley, Surrey, combined live video and audio technology enabling dealers to compete over the internet with buyers in the auction hall.

Cost control key to future profits

Rover will be a “lean, mean and agile” carmaker under new chairman John Towers, operating “in a different way to the one which has existed over the past four years”. Mr Towers, revealing his strategy, believes the keys to success will be to cut costs, centralise production and administration, develop the MG brand to a wider audience alongside Rover and create a flexible, medium-sized business where decisions can be made rapidly.

Audi A3 1.8T Sport

The A3 1.8T Sport has no excuse not to be good: It costs more than £20,000 and it's an Audi. Gervais Seymour reports

Audi A4 1.9 TDI 110 SE Avant - 15,376 miles

Silly me. After being told a return ticket on Eurotunnel would cost £240 I began to doubt whether driving between London, Brussels and Paris was such a good idea.

Audi dealers face drop in servicing revenues

Audi dealers are set to take a hit on servicing revenues after the manufacturer announced plans to extend intervals to up to 30,000 miles, depending on car usage.

Internet hits are 'meaningless'

Richard Foan, Audit Bureau of Circulations managing director, is urging dealers to get involved with the internet immediately or risk missing out on its full potential.

New engines for Audi head the line up of June changes

Audi has introduced revised turbodiesel engines into the A4 and A6 ranges. A 115bhp derivative of the existing 1.9-litre 110bhp engine is now standard in the A4 TDi SE, with the price unchanged at £20,850 for the saloon, £22,107 for the Avant.

Alpine to guide by DVD

Alpine, the in-car audio and navigational system manufacturer, will next month be the first company to introduce DVD (Digital Video Disc) navigation in the UK.

ABT close to deal with Volkswagen

Autobytel UK executives believe they are close to ending a long dispute with Volkswagen Group UK. Last year, VW and Audi dealers were warned not to sign with the internet-related company.

Audi buys back TTs after crash reports

Audi UK has bought back for near list price 30 of the 2,400 TTs sold because owners were worried over reports of fatal accidents in Germany.

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