Audi's U.S. Diesel Strategy

JSpira · 05-01-2012, 06:10 PM

I had a nice chat with the head of product strategy for Audi recently:

Audi’s U.S. Diesel Strategy: An Interview with Wayne Killen

By Jonathan Spira

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In the next year or so, virtually every Audi model sold in the United States ranging from the compact A3 to the full-sized A8, will be available with a diesel engine.

To better understand Audi’s plans, I sat with Wayne Killen, head of product strategy for Audi, to discuss diesel. Killen is clearly very enthusiastic when it comes to diesels and I didn’t have to say much to get him started. <SNIP>

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Artmasterx · 05-02-2012, 10:20 AM

Good stuff, we need it in the US. I am hoping that Mazda brings the CX-5 AWD diesel over in the next year or two... it would be like a poor man's diesel Q5.

KingOfJericho · 05-02-2012, 10:37 AM

Great... how about more manual transmissions?

flyinb501 · 05-02-2012, 01:10 PM

Good to hear.

az34 · 05-02-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

Great... how about more manual transmissions?

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JSpira · 05-03-2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

Great... how about more manual transmissions?

I'll ask next time.

Epacy2 · 05-03-2012, 02:16 PM

Hope they plan to subsidize the building of more diesel gas stations. They are non-existent in some areas.

ptack · 05-03-2012, 03:09 PM

You mean Volkswagen's diesel strategy and I'm sure that bet depends on the price of gas increasing further.

scott@bmwhn · 05-03-2012, 03:10 PM

cool, hopefully other dealers will follow

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flyinb501 Captain 73 Rep 627 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (1)	Good to hear.
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