Word: carli
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...luxury carmakers, the economic downturn has been particularly harsh. But Audi has withstood the downturn better than most - the automaker's sales are down 9.6% in the U.S. this year, compared with an overall slide of 26.7% for all luxury cars. Still, Johan de Nysschen, president of Audi's U.S. division, says the company can't afford to ride out the recession without making changes - it needs to continue to innovate. That is why Audi is pushing forward with clean-diesel technology, which de Nysschen believes is the quickest way to get fuel-efficient, less-polluting cars on the road...
...Before the recession, Audi's stated goal was to surpass BMW and Mercedes as the top-selling luxury brand. Is that still doable? We said we wanted to be the most successful premium car company in the world. Many people interpret this as meaning we want to sell the most cars. To us, success is defined more broadly than that. Worldwide, we broke through the 1 million mark [in total sales] for the first time last year, which places us in a very strong No. 3 position globally [behind BMW and Mercedes]. But we want to be the most successful...
...culture of management at these companies needs to be rethought. They've got to stop catching the car with their teeth and overpaying for talent...
...says, "he's obviously up to no good." Especially suspicious are people who walk up to homes and stuff flyers into doors. Sometimes they are testing to see whether a door is unlocked or are casing the property for valuables. "A lot of times we'll see the same car come back three or four times in a single shift." (See more on TIME's Detroit blog...
...world of frustration and anger. It's not politically based. These are not people who are being prodded by the Republican party. In fact, I would say that the Republican party right now, for the most part, doesn't have enough organizational capacity to put together a two-car funeral, must less a major protest...