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Audi Builds 1 Millionth 2nd-Generation A3
About five years after the current-generation A3 entered the market in 2003, and Audi announced that the 1,000,000th model rolled off the production line at its factory in Ingolstadt. The anniversary car is a Brilliant Red, 140 hp 2.0 TDI Audi A3 Sportback intended for a customer in Franconia, Germany. Since the market launch of the first-generation A3 in 1996, more than 1.9 million units of Audi’s premium model have been manufactured and delivered to customers. The second generation A3 model has been in production since June 2003, with the five-door A3 Sportback being added in 2004 and the A3 Cabriolet in 2008.
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Porsche Rolls Out 100,000th Second Generation Cayenne
Pundits may have had their doubts when the model first appeared in 2002, but the Cayenne has proved to be a phenomenal success for Porsche, which has just assembled the 100,000th example of the second-generation model at its plant in Leipzig, Germany....
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Audi Confirms A5 Sportback And New A8 For 2009, Q5 Hybrid Also In The Works
During his speech at Audi AG's annual shareholders meeting in Germany, Audi Chairman of the Board, Rupert Stadler, revealed that the automaker is planning to present the next-generation A8 in November and extend its range with the new A5 Sportback...
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Audi A1 Sportback Hybrid Concept Image Galore
Following on from the three-door A1 Metroproject quattro presented at the 2007 Tokyo Show, Audi showed off a slightly revised 5-door variant of its city car concept in Paris. The 3.99-meter long (13.09 ft) and 1.75-meter wide (5.74 ft) vehicle gives us...
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Mercedes-benz Delivers 500,000th Slk Roadster
Two-generation models and 12 years after Mercedes-Benz introduced its compact hardtop roadster into the market in 1996 and the SLK has hit its first significant milestone with the delivery of 500,000th vehicle. The first generation model sold approximately...
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Skoda Produces Two-millionth Octavia
It took Skoda 12 years and two generations to produce its two-millionth Octavia model. The milestone-marking vehicle, a silver Octavia Scout 2.0 TDI, was produced today at the Czech carmaker’s home plant in VrchlabÃ. The first generation Octavia,...
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