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Hanover Trade Show: Audi supports Up-and- Coming Engineers

(PresseBox) (Ingolstadt / Hanover, ) .
- Panel discussion on "VDI-Elevate: Supporting Students" with Dr. Werner Widuckel, Audi Board Member for HR
- Dr. Alfred Quenzler, Head of Personnel Marketing: "Audi offers engineers promising prospects despite the global recession"
- Career counseling for junior employees and professionals


New technologies and the supporting of young engineers are key topics at the Hanover Trade Show, which kicked off on Monday. AUDI AG is participating in the world's most important trade show for industrial technology as a partner in the SACHEN MACHEN ("MAKE THINGS") initiative, overseen by the Association of German Engineers (VDI). The global economic crisis notwithstanding, the automotive manufacturer in Ingolstadt expects to hire additional experts this year - especially engineers.

Audi appears as a premium partner of the Association of German Engineers' SACHEN MACHEN technology initiative at the Association's booth at the Hanover Trade Show (Hall 2, Booth D36). There, at 11.00 a.m. today, April 23, Dr. Werner Widuckel, Audi Board Member for Human Resources, will join a panel discussion on "VDI-Elevate: Supporting Students." "It's a top priority for us to aid tomorrow's engineers today. We need young people who are excited about engineering and can generate creative ideas for innovative products. Simply put, such engineers make a company competitive and forward-looking. That's why Audi is a proud premium sponsor of the SACHEN MACHEN initiative,"underscores Dr. Widuckel.

This program seeks to promote the appeal of engineering careers and to provide support to up-and-coming students; to boost companies' innovative excellence;and to cement Germany's standing as a powerhouse of engineering and technology.

"Audi will continue to play a pivotal role in the job market and create excellent opportunities - particularly for engineers. We will continue to blaze trails in engineering and innovation. It is thus indispensable to rigorously promote young talent," explains Dr. Alfred Quenzler, Head of Personnel Marketing, Trainee Programs, and Recruitment at AUDI AG. He added that Audi would hire new personnel, particularly in Technical Development and Production, to pursue new fields of innovation as well as processes that improve and increase efficiency.

The trade show features several of Audi's technological highlights. Examples include the Audi A1 Sportback concept and a one-of-a-kind project in Germany:"Travolution", an application that manages the flow of traffic via optimized communication between traffic signals and vehicles. Moreover, Roman Schindlmaister, Head of Vehicle Concepts at AUDI AG, took part in Tuesday's panel discussion: "Energy Shortage: In the Dark in 30 Years?"

Audi is offering career counseling for aspiring specialists and professionals at the trade show. Today and tomorrow (April 23 and 24), interested parties can visit the Audi booth in Hall 2 to learn about employment opportunities at AUDI AG.

Über Audi AG

AUDI AG sold a total of 1,003,469 cars in 2008 and thus achieved its 13th consecutive record year. The Company posted new record figures with revenue of €34.2 billion and profit before tax of €3.2 billion. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Györ (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). Aurangabad in India saw the start of CKD production of the Audi A6 at the end of 2007 and of the Audi A4 in early October 2008.The Company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese (Italy)and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi currently employs around 58,000 people worldwide, including 46,500 in Germany. The brand with the four rings invests around €2 billion each year in order to sustain the company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" slogan. Audi plans to significantly increase the number of models in its portfolio by 2015 to 40. The AUDI brand celebrates its 100th birthday in 2009. The company was founded by August Horch in Zwickau on July 16, 1909; he named it AUDI after the Latin translation of his surname ("hark!").

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