If Mercedes-Benz is going to bet big on a smaller sedan, its arch-rival, Volkswagen-owned Audi, believes the way forward is to go even bigger
It will bring new models more frequently, expand service network and focus on digitalisation
Indian luxury car market, comprising top five players -- Mercedes, BMW, Audi, JLR and Volvo, witnessed a total sales of 40,340 units in 2018 and is expected to see a decline in 2019
Daimler AG's luxury brand will start sales of the EQC crossover in 2021 rather than early next year
The job cuts will be achieved through an early retirement programme, the company said, adding that it would continue to hire in areas such as electromobility and digitisation.
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Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are also joining Formula E for the 2019-2020 season to help generate buzz for the new all-electric models they have coming out
Over 430,000 VW, Audi and Porsche cars fitted with "defeat devices" to fool regulators' emissions tests, the prosecutors say
All in the Rs 1 crore-plus price range, the new models would be launched primarily for positioning of the brand as the company was not expecting any big sales
In 2012, Schot joined the board of management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, where he was responsible for marketing and sales
The 2018 version of the RS 6, which is one of the eight CBU (completely built-up) cars that Audi sells in India, belts out 605 horsepower, as against the 550 hp in the earlier version
Fine comes on top of total costs in fines, buybacks and refits of more than 27 billion euros that Volkswagen has had to pay out over its "dieselgate" scandal
Audi sells a host of vehicles in India ranging from SUV Q3 with price starting at Rs 3.5 mn to sports car R8 at Rs 26.3 mn
Chief Executive Rupert Stadler remains in office, as expected
Audi has kept the design editions limited to only 100 units each for the A6 and the Q7
The SUV Q7 and sedan A6 is priced at Rs 82 lakh and Rs 57 lakh respectively
German transport minister has set June 12 deadline for carmaker to come up with a plan to refit cars
Mercedes Benz announced slashing of prices of its vehicles produced in India by up to Rs 7 lakh
Volkswagen has agreed to spend up to $25 billion in the United States to address claims