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China backs Audi's diesel engine initiative
Shanghai. March 20 (Gasgoo.com) A senior Audi official said that the company has won Chinese government support to launch diesel models in China by 2010 or so.
At the sidelines of the company's annual press conference in Ingolstadt last week, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, said that Chinese government pledged to improve the quality of diesel fuel sold in China in an effort to pave the way for Audi's launch of diesel vehicles in the country by 2010.
Stadler said the company will particularly focus on diesel technology to reduce emissions. "Our TDI will become the cleanest diesel in the world this year, and will achieve this through our ultra low emission system," Stadler said. This will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 30 percent.
Currently diesels sold in Chinese market have a high sulphur content which can't meet the requirements of Audi's diesel engines. In addition, the Chinese government has been restricting the use of diesel vehicles in market for environmental reasons.
Audi has reported record figures with 101,996 cars sold in China (including Hong Kong) last year, up 24.8 percent year on year. The figure makes Audi the first premium carmaker sell more than 100,000 cars in China.
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