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Audi pres walks back "Volt for idiots" comment some more, still loves diesels

Audi North America President Johan de Nysschen has spent a lot of time thinking about his choice of words when he claimed only idiots would buy the Chevy Volt. He began to step away from his remarks pretty much as soon as he made them, but it never hurts to spend even more time clarifying that what you said wasn't what you really meant. To do just that, de Nysschen spoke with one of the Volt's biggest fans, Lyle Dennis, over at GM-Volt and gave a much more in-depth discussion about what is idiotic about the Volt and what isn't. de Nysschen ... Read more →

GM responds to Audi's "Volt is for idiots" remark Sebastian Blanco

We've already seen Audi's Johan de Nysschen walk back comments he made that the Chevrolet Volt is "a car for idiots." Before de Nysschen's official response, we asked GM if Bob Lutz wanted to get ...

Audi's Johan de Nysschen responds to Volt for idiots story Sam Abuelsamid

Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen has issued a public response to the firestorm he created yesterday when he reportedly told a member of the media that the Chevrolet Volt is "a car for ...

Audi of America president calls Chevy Volt "a car for idiots," slams electric vehicles Sebastian Blanco

When an automotive executive says something brash and outrageous, we sometimes call it "Going Lutz." The green car world has it's own special phrase – "Going Musk" – and we always look ...

Audi could be back in ALMS full time in 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

The dismal economic conditions over the past nine months caused Audi to withdraw its long-running full time effort from the American Le Mans Series this year just as an all new race car was ...

Green Car Summit: fiery debate in D.C. on policy, pressure and people 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Before the Washington Auto Show starts up for real tomorrow, a very spirited debate took place as part of the Green Car Summit. The topics: legislation, consumer desires, fuel-saving technologies and a whole lot more. The panelists: Johan de Nysschen, president of Audi America Bill ...

VIDEO: Audi of America EVP Johan de Nysschen talks about diesel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over at Carlist.com, Lou Ann Hammond is continuing to roll out some of the video interviews that she did during the wave 1 of the Audi Mileage Marathon. In the latest installment, she chats with Audi of America Executive VP Johan de Nysschen about diesel vehicles and some of Audi's partners in the ...

Audi Mileage Marathon: Audi's boss not worried about Toyota diesel cancellation 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over dinner in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday night, we sat at a table with Audi of America EVP Johan de Nysschen and discussed a range of topics. Among them was his impressions of other manufacturers backing off on diesel plans for the U.S. market. During the course of this drive, Toyota confirmed the ...

Audi doesn't plan to reshuffle product mix 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While the three U.S.-based automakers are scrambling to re-shuffle their product mixes as fuel prices continue to rise, Audi doesn't see a need for major changes. Speaking in Detroit, Audi NA Executive VP Johan de Nysschen told Automotive News that premium brands like Audi are seeing less impact ...


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