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Group management report
New launches by the Volkswagen group
The Audi brand introduced the new Audi A7
Sportback to the public at the Pinakothek der Moder-
ne in Munich in July 2010. The vehicle combines the
sporty elegance of a coupé with the functionality of a
five-door vehicle.
The Volkswagen group presented a large
number of new models to the Russian audience at the
auto salon in Moscow in August. The highlight of
these was the Polo saloon, produced at Volkswagen’s
Kaluga plant in Russia; development of this vehicle
took into account the country’s special climate and
road conditions.
Volkswagen commercial vehicles presented
five innovations offering a high degree of efficiency,
functionality and safety to visitors of the International
Motor Show (IAA) in Hanover in September 2010. The
main focus was on the new Caddy. The compact
urban delivery vehicle’s design, functionality, safety
and equipment have been perfected even further
compared with its predecessor. Its innovative and
efficient range of engines reduces fuel consumption by
up to 21 percent. Another highlight at the Volkswagen
stand was the Amarok SingleCab, whose loading
space has been extended to 2.20 meters despite
having the same vehicle dimensions as the four-door
model. The Transporter featuring BlueMotion Technol-
ogy also celebrated its debut. Compared with the
current standard model with the same power, the new
Transporter’s combined consumption has been re-
duced by another 0.5 liters, which means that it only
requires an average of 6.8 liters of fuel per 100 km.
The Scania brand revealed the new V8 at the
Hanover Show, the most powerful truck worldwide. In
addition, the Swedish brand unveiled the innovative R
series, which sets new standards in efficiency and
comfort. Other innovations were the new the Scania
Touring coach, the low-floor Scania OmniCity bus and
the Ecolution by Scania service program. The pro-
gram offers customers tailored services designed to
reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, and thus
increasing the Scania fleet’s environmental compatibil-
ity, efficiency and profitability for customers in the
long term.
The Volkswagen passenger cars brand
scored a particular highlight at the Paris Motor Show
with the world premiere of the seventh generation
Passat saloon and Passat Variant at the end of Sep-
tember. The vehicles offer a compelling design thanks
to their straight lines, clearly structured surfaces and
dynamic proportions. The new Passat’s perfected
comfort, quality and safety features as well as its
premium-level assistance systems allow it to again set
standards in the mid-range segment. Energy recovery
(recuperation), an automatic city emergency braking
function, fatigue detection and the masked dynamic
light assist are only some of its new technical fea-
tures. The interior of the Passat has also been exten-
sively revamped, while the nature and quality of the
materials used bridge the gap to the segment above.
The Audi brand impressed motor show visi-
tors in Paris with the Audi quattro concept, a mod-
ern interpretation of the legendary 1980s Audi
quattro. Audi gave a preview of the sports car of
the future in the form of the Audi e-tron Spyder,
which intelligently combines TDI technology and an
electric drive. Its hallmarks are a strikingly powerful
design and a highly efficient plug-in hybrid drive.
The Paris Motor Show also saw the launch of the
Audi R8 GT* , a lighter and more powerful version of
the Audi R8 high-performance sports car that is
limited to 333 examples.
The Škoda stand focused on environmentally
friendly mobility. The brand demonstrated its innova-
tive strength and technical expertise by showcasing
the Octavia Green E Line concept car, Škoda’s first
purely electric powered vehicle. Škoda’s second
generation GreenLine models also represent sustain-
able mobility. The brand’s eco label stands for state-
of-the-art engines and innovative solutions, such as
the start-stop system or regenerative braking, and is
now available in all Škoda’s model series.
* Fuel consumption and emission data can be found on page 65 of this report.
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