Audi plans A5, S5 cabriolets for next fall ( Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:01:00 +0100) Audi is sticking with soft tops as it expands its popular A5 family to include convertibles. Read more Audi plans A5, S5 cabriolets for next fall ( Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:35:00 +0100) Audi is sticking with soft tops as it expands its popular A5 family to include convertibles. Read more
State gives Detroit break on its audit ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:10:00 +0100) DETROIT -- State officials have given Detroit counterparts some breathing room to submit a long-overdue audit and avoid the prospect of buying private insurance for all its vehicles. Read more
Cockrel: Layoffs inevitable, bills aren't being paid ( Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:47:00 +0100) DETROIT -- Kenneth Cockrel Jr. returned to the City Council today for the first time since becoming mayor in September, and delivered a string of bad news: Layoffs are inevitable and the city's fiscal house is in such bad shape he's asked the state for another three months to complete an audit that's 11 months late. Read more
Detroit officials ask state for extension to complete audit ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:38:00 +0100) DETROIT -- Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr.'s staff today asked the Michigan secretary of state for an extension to file the city's yearly audit so it can keep self-insuring its nearly 5,300-vehicle fleet. Read more
Audi Hungary to stop car production for 4 weeks-MTI ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:58:27 +0100) BUDAPEST, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Audi, one of Hungary's biggest exporters, will halt car production at its Gyor plant for four weeks from mid December, spokesman Read more
Audi to supply diesels for Porsche Cayenne ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:10:45 +0100) FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Porsche will dip into the toolkit of Audi, Volkswagen's premium brand, to furnish its Cayenne sport utility vehicle with Read more Mayor Cockrel to address City Council on audit ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:42:00 +0100) DETROIT -- Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. is expected to appear before the City Council at 2:30 p.m. today -- for the first time since assuming the post in September -- to talk about what one of his staffers deemed potential "devastating consequences" if the city's annual audit isn't done soon. Read more
US STOCKS-Futures lower on auto industry fate; Citi up ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:54:47 +0100) * Dimming prospects of US auto rescue unnerve markets * Citigroup shares up on report of Saudi stake boost * Jobless claims, Philly Fed survey on tap Read more
RPT-US STOCKS-Futures lower on auto industry fate; Citi up ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:54:57 +0100) * Dimming prospects of US auto rescue unnerve markets * Citigroup shares up on report of Saudi stake boost * Jobless claims, Philly Fed survey on tap Read more
INTERVIEW-Audi sees weak US market, says investment on track ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:28:01 +0100) *Audi sees U.S. vehicle sales at 12.5 mln in 2009 *Volkswagen unit pressing ahead with line-up expansion *Sees opportunity in collapse of US vehicle lease Read more
Porsche to Begin Audi Imports in Ukraine ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:17:14 +0100) TOV Porsche Ukraina, which has been importing VW vehicles since April, takes over the Audi brand from locally owned Vipos. Read more
Cockrel to return to council Tuesday to discuss audit ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:04:00 +0100) DETROIT -- Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. and Chief Financial Officer Joe Harris plan to appear before the City Council on Tuesday to talk about what has been deemed potential "devastating consequences" if the city's annual audit isn't done soon. Read more
Tardy audit imperils Detroit fleet ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) If city officials don't finish an overdue audit in the next two weeks, Detroit may be forced to shut down its entire 5,300-vehicle fleet -- everything from police cars and garbage trucks to city buses. Read more Tardy audit imperils Detroit fleet ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) If city officials don't finish an overdue audit in the next two weeks, Detroit may be forced to shut down its entire 5,300-vehicle fleet -- everything from police cars and garbage trucks to city buses. Read more Detroit OKs $350K deal to help finish overdue audit ( Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:11:00 +0100) DETROIT -- The City Council approved a $350,000, two-month contract today to hire an outside auditor to help finish the city's late audit. Read more
Audi Confirms Future Plans for A2 Successor ( Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:14:14 +0100) The German auto maker produced 176,377 slow-selling A2 compacts between 1999 and 2005. Read more
Wayne commission chairwoman working with 'ghost employee' inquiry ( Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) DETROIT -- A Wayne County auditor is investigating claims that Commission Chairwoman Jewel Ware hired convicted felons as "ghost employees" who worked at her husband's motel in northern Michigan instead. Read more
UPDATE 1-Audi to extend Christmas break despite Oct growth ( Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:08:06 +0100) * Reaffirms to hit 1 mln unit sales in 2008 * to extend Christmas break as precaution * vehicle sales grow 7.2 percent in October FRANKFURT, Nov 10 (Reuters) Read more Detroit audit faces another delay ( Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) DETROIT -- The city probably won't finish a state-required audit by the end of the month, and the City Council is being asked to approve a $350,000, two-month contract to an outside auditor to help finish the job. Read more
Detroit may spend another $350K to finish overdue audit ( Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:28:00 +0100) DETROIT -- The city probably won't finish a state-required audit by the end of the month, and the City Council is being asked to approve a $350,000, two-month contract to an outside auditor to help finish the job. Read more
Oil up nearly 11% on Saudi supply cuts ( Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:37:00 +0100) Oil prices jumped nearly 11 percent today on signs Saudi Arabia had made substantial cuts in its crude exports and as global financial markets rallied. Saudi Arabia has reduced exports after OPEC agreed last month to lower output. U.S. crude rose $6. Read more
Winterkorn: Audi needs to build in U.S. ( Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:01:00 +0100) Audi must build vehicles in America to reach its goal of more than doubling U.S. sales by 2015, says Volkswagen group CEO Martin Winterkorn. Read more
Audi Seeks Oz 'Green-Car Exemption With Small TDIs ( Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:16:00 +0100) Achieving 34 mpg with smaller diesel engines exempts select Audi TDI models from Australias federal luxury-car tax. Read more
Saudi luxury car sales strong despite global crisis ( Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:17:52 +0100) By Asma Alsharif JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Recession fears may be gripping much of the global economy, but in the world's largest oil exporter Read more
Cockrel: Layoffs inevitable, bills aren't being paid 
Mayor Cockrel to address City Council on audit 
Porsche to Begin Audi Imports in Ukraine 
Detroit OKs $350K deal to help finish overdue audit 
Detroit audit faces another delay 
Audi Seeks Oz 'Green-Car Exemption With Small TDIs 
