Martin Winterkorn
Martin Winterkorn
Martin Winterkornis the former chairman of the board of directorsof Volkswagen AG, the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, and former chairman of the supervisory board of Audi and Porsche Automobil Holding SE...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth24 May 1947
CountryGermany
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When a customer sits inside the car, then they have to have the feeling that it's an Audi - whether it's the leatherwork or the bodywork. All these things must be typically Audi.
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The automotive year 2013 was, especially for European car makers, extremely challenging.
car closer coming gradually
The two inventions of the century, the car and the computer, are gradually coming closer together.
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Bentley and Lamborghini have been achieving record sales for years. This doesn't support the notion that these models are suddenly social pariahs. There will always be a place for these kinds of cars.
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The US will always be an enormous automobile market. You're lost without a car there.
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The European auto industry made a commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 140 grams per kilometer. But then there was a significant change in what customers wanted in their vehicles.
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The hybrid engine costs a lot of money, and customers are hardly willing to spend so much more for a car.
further thank work
I would like to thank Wolfgang Schreiber for his successful work with Bentley and Bugatti and the consistent further development of the two brands.
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VW's future is increasingly being decided in China, Russia, India, the Americas and Southeast Asia. This is where we will generate most of our growth in future.
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VW grows with the challenges. We continue to do, even when times are tough.
chinese exceeded
Growth in the Chinese automobile market has exceeded everyone's expectations.
full last sales year
Last year, we set a sales record. This year we are also going to go full throttle.
MoMA is one of the world's most admired cultural institutions.
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One million units by 2008 is just an initial aim.