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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer (R) and Julia make a lantern at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xinhua/Yan

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Julia looks at tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xi

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (R) and Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer eat tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the nort

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (L) and Julia eat tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese ci

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer works in office in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer boils tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changc

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (L) and Julia make a lantern at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (2nd R) and Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer (1st R) have a meeting with colleagues in office in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeaster

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German auto firms invest more in China on new energy vehicle hopes

STORY: German auto firms invest more in China on new energy vehicle hopes DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of automobile manufacturers in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): HELMUT STETTNER, CEO, Audi FAW NEV Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG KAIYU, Board of Management Member (Production and Logistics), Audi FAW NEV Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MILAN NEDELJKOVIC, Member of the board of management, BMW AG 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHRISTIAN CONRAD, Chief Business Development Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing STORYLINE: In China's automobile hub of Changchun, German auto giant Audi and Chinese automaker FAW's new energy vehicle (NEV) joint project is making remarkable progress as they strive to establish their first pure electric vehicle production facility in the country. With a total investment exceeding 35 billion yuan (4.87 billion U.S. dollars), this state-of-the-art factory is set to become one of

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Increasing foreign investment in NE China highlights new opportunities

STORY: Increasing foreign investment in NE China highlights new opportunities DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG HUAISHENG, General manager of Vitesco Automotive Changchun Co., Ltd. 3. various of the factory 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): HELMUT STETTNER, CEO, Audi FAW NEV Co., Ltd. 5. various of the factory 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MILAN NEDELJKOVIC, Member of board of management of BMW AG STORYLINE: A slew of multinational corporations have invested or increased their investment in various sectors in northeast China, making the region a hot spot for foreign investment. Vitesco Automotive Changchun Co., Ltd. has invested more than 500 million yuan (about 69.6 million U.S. dollars) in Jilin Province, one of its important production bases, in the past three years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG HUAISHENG, General manager of Vitesco Automotive Changchun Co., Ltd. "With the recovery of the Chinese

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Audi displays virtual cockpit at L.A. show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Audi AG demonstrates its virtual cockpit, a system enabling a driver to simultaneously see a map and conventional instrument cluster in one, at the Los Angeles Auto Show (Press & Trade Days) in the United States on Nov. 18, 2014.

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New Audi A6 Avant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Audi AG's remodeled high-end station wagon the A6 Avant in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Audi Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of the German automaker, announced the same day that it will start sales of the model with a lighter body and improved fuel efficiency from late February 2012.

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Audi's A1 Samurai Blue unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Audi AG's A1 Samurai Blue passenger car is unveiled on Nov. 30, 2011, at the Tokyo Motor Show held at Tokyo Big Sight. The car is painted blue and white -- the colors of the Japanese national soccer team uniform for men and women -- accentuated by the red of the Japanese flag. The German automaker became a sponsor of the Japan Football Association in May 2011.

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Audi's A1 e-tron electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Audi AG's A1 e-tron electric vehicle displayed by Audi Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of the German automaker, on Nov. 17, 2011. The vehicle will be showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show in December.

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Audi FAW NEV project breaks ground in NE China

STORY: Audi FAW NEV project breaks ground in NE China DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of manufacture of vehicles STORYLINE: Audi FAW new-energy vehicle (NEV) project broke ground on Tuesday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. The joint venture project, with an investment of over 30 billion yuan (about 4.5 billion U.S. dollars), is designed to have an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles. The facility, Audi's first production base specifically for purely electric vehicles in China, is expected to be completed and go into operation at the end of 2024. It will firstly produce high-end models of the A6 e-tron and Q6 e-tron. Audi holds a majority stake in the NEV joint venture with major Chinese automaker FAW. The new project came as German luxury carmaker Audi AG seeks to cash in on China's fast-growing NEV market, analysts said. In the first five months of this yea

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New Audi A6 Avant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Audi AG's remodeled high-end station wagon the A6 Avant in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Audi Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of the German automaker, announced the same day that it will start sales of the model with a lighter body and improved fuel efficiency from late February 2012. (Kyodo)

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Audi displays virtual cockpit at L.A. show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Audi AG demonstrates its virtual cockpit, a system enabling a driver to simultaneously see a map and conventional instrument cluster in one, at the Los Angeles Auto Show (Press & Trade Days) in the United States on Nov. 18, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Audi unveils fully self-driving concept car

Audi's fully self-driving concept electric car, which does not have a steering wheel or pedals, is unveiled in Frankfurt on Sept. 11, 2017. Audi's parent Volkswagen AG announced the same day the group will invest more than 20 billion euros ($23.9 billion) in autonomous driving technology by 2030. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo