Audi Singapore Commits to Energy Efficiency and Technology

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --

• Audi as official car sponsor of Singapore International Energy Week
• First-time participation at Clean Energy Expo Asia
• Special appearance of the Audi e-tron as technology showcase

Audi Singapore is firmly behind the Singapore International Week 2010 and fully committed to delivering top of the class performance in energy efficiency and technology.

Audi AG electric vehicle expert Martin Freudenhagen with the progressive and high-performance Audi e-tron at the Singapore International Energy Week and Clean Energy Expo Asia 2010 in Singapore. Audi was the official car sponsor of the event and Freudenhagen was invited to discuss energy efficiency and technology in automobiles.

Delegates attending the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) will be happy to know that not only is the fleet of Audi A6 2.0 TFSI sedans and Audi Q7 3.0 TDI shuttling them comfortable, these cars also rank among the most fuel efficient models in their respective segments with their highly sophisticated direct-injection engines and technologies designed to maximise energy efficiency.

Reinhold Carl, Managing Director of Audi Singapore, says: "Audi takes a holistic approach towards environmental concerns. Using the very best technologies, the cars deliver the performance expected of an Audi at the best efficiency levels. This is what we offer today and we’ll continue to deliver on this promise in the future."

Martin Freudenhagen, the head of project management for Audi's A-segment who is in Singapore for the event, says: "We have a whole host of possibilities on hand, from further refining the combustion engine to extracting greater efficiencies to varying degree of electrification, to create cars that will answer the needs of today, as well as tomorrow."

Lending a peek into the future is the Audi e-tron specially brought in for the Clean Energy Expo Asia (CEEA) 2010, an event under the umbrella of SIEW. With four electric motors powering the wheels -- making it a true quattro, and lightweight construction based on the Audi Space Frame (ASF) technology, the Audi e-tron achieves 0 - 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds and has a range of approximately 248 kilometres on a single charge. The progressive innovation, technologies and concepts introduced in the e-tron underscore Audi’s ethos of Vorsprung durch Technik.

The Audi e-tron is on display 2 - 4 November at the Sustainable Mobility pavilion in the CEEA 2010 at Suntec Exhibition Hall 401.

Photos and further information are available at www.audi-mediaservices.com/en

AUDI AG sold around 950,000 cars in 2009. The Company posted revenue of € 34.2 billion and profit before tax of €3.2 billion in 2008. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Gyor (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). Aurangabad in India saw the start of CKD production of the Audi A6 at the end of 2007 and of the Audi A4 in early October 2008. The Company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese (Italy) and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi currently employs around 58,000 people worldwide, including 46,500 in Germany. The brand with the four rings invests around €2 billion each year in order to sustain the Company’s technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" slogan. By 2015, Audi plans to significantly increase the number of models in its portfolio to 42. Audi celebrated its 100th birthday in 2009. The Company was founded by August Horch in Zwickau on July 16, 1909; he named it Audi after the Latin translation of his surname ("hark!").

Corporate Communications

Lee Nian Tjoe, Audi Singapore
Tel:   +65-6501-9650
Email: Niantjoe.Lee@audi.com.sg

Zixin Chai, LEWIS PR
Tel:   +65-6571-9150
Email: audisg@lewispr.com