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The following list of Audi vehicles, including past and present production models, as well as concept vehicles and limited editions. The current era of Audi production dates to 1968, when present-day owner Volkswagen Group , which had purchased Auto Union from Mercedes-Benz in 1965, debuted the first modern Audi-branded vehicles.
In the European Union, emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x), total hydrocarbon (THC), non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM) are regulated for most vehicle types, including cars, trucks (lorries), locomotives, tractors and similar machinery, barges, but excluding seagoing ships and aeroplanes.
Johannes Thammer, managing director of Audi Volkswagen Korea, was placed under investigation and faced up to five years in prison and a fine of up to ₩30,000,000. [278] Volkswagen's recall plan for South Korea, submitted on 6 January 2016, was rejected by the authorities, as it failed to meet a number of key legal requirements. [ 275 ]
The Clean Air Act of 1963 (CAA) was passed as an extension of the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, encouraging the federal government via the United States Public Health Service under the then-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to encourage research and development towards reducing pollution and working with states to establish their own emission reduction programs.
In total, an estimated 800,023 Disability-adjusted life years are lost due in urban populations due to road traffic noise in the EU. [15] In the United States, 13.2% of the population is potentially exposed to road noise above 45 dB(A), with 5.5% exposed to road noise above 55 dB(A).
The Audi Q8 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV coupé made by Audi that was launched in 2018. [4] It is the flagship of the Audi SUV line, and is being produced at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant . [ 5 ]
Some models are fitted with a diesel particulate filter. According to Audi (UK) 'TDV' stands for Technology Development Vehicle. TDV denotes that a diesel particulate filter is present on the Audi in question but the vehicle was produced just prior to (or during) the legislation process regarding DPFs.
Older Volkswagen inline-five-cylinder engines are an adaptation of the original Audi five-cylinder engine (for use in the Audi 4000-derived Quantum). Eurovan five-cylinders are a 2.5-litre non-crossflow 10-valve engine with an extra cylinder and balance rods added.