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03254 Suberb.NO Press 25.10.04 16:13 Side 8 03254 Suberb.NO press 25.10.04 16:13 Side 8 Markedet navn på sine nye biler. Løsningen på problemet av verden på aerodynamikk" skrev det tyske I det norske bilmarkedet er det i årene 2002 og ble å bruke det latinske navnet for ordet "høre" bladet Auto-Zeitung. 2003 registrert om lag 90.000 nye personbiler nemlig "audi", og den første Audien var et 3. generasjon Audi 80 ble lansert i 1986, - hvert år, en vesentlig nedgang fra toppårene på faktum. Audi var større, dyrere, sjeldnere og mer med fullgalvanisert karosseri og ti års garanti midten av 90-tallet, da det ble registrert rundt avansert enn både Mercedes-Benz og Horch. mot gjennomrusting. Med luftmotstand på 0,29 125.000 nye personbiler hvert år. Dette har ført Men merket var elendig butikk. hadde Audi 80 glimrende aerodynamiske til en svært tøff konkurransesituasjon. Stort sett I 1932 ledet den saksiske delstatsbanken de egenskaper. er alle internasjonale bilprodusenter represen- fire merkene Audi, DKW, Horch og Wanderer Med Audi V8 i 1988 tok Audi for første gang tert i det norske markedet, og historisk har sammen i konsernet Auto Union. De fire skrittet opp i øvre del av markedet. Modellen markedet vært dominert av de store tyske merkene fikk nytt felles emblem kombinert med var utstyrt med en 184 kW (250 hk) 3,6 liters produsentene. De siste årene ser vi likevel at sine gamle: Fire ringer, en ring for hvert merke, 8-sylindret aluminiumsmotor. Andre tekniske både japanske og franske merker har tatt en lenket sammen i en union. August Horch havnet detaljer var permanent firehjulstrekk, 4 ventiler større andel. i direksjonen, som til hans store fryd altså pr sylinder og firetrinns, elektronisk styrt Audi konkurrerer først og fremst i det som automatgirkasse. kalles premium-delen av markedet. I dette Etter mer enn 13 års produktutvikling, hadde segmentet konkurrerer Audi med BMW, Audiingeniørene med suksess utviklet en unik Mercedes,Volvo og til dels Saab. Med sin nær kultivert dieselmotor med direkte innsprøyting 5 % markedsandel er Audi det ledende merket i for bruk i personbiler. Sammen med en premium segmentet. Deretter følger Volvo med i nyutviklet turbolader var det mulig å oppnå overkant av 4,5 % og Mercedes med rundt 4 % svært lavt drivstofforbruk. På Frankfurt Motor markedsandel. Saab og BMW ligger rundt 3 % Show i 1989, ble Audi 100 presentert med en (2003 tall). 2,5-liters 5-sylindret TDI motor. Audis markedsandel har vokst jevnt og trutt Etter årelangt samarbeid med the Aluminum fra midten av 1990 tallet. At Audi har tatt Company of America ble resultatet presentert markedsandeler skyldes riktige og på Frankfurt Motor Show i 1993: konkurransedyktige produkter og en klar og god Aluminiumsstudien kjent som Audi Space Frame. strategi for merkevarebygging. Denne rammestrukturen baserte seg på helt nye designprinsipper, og dannet bokstavelig talt rammen for nye og innovative modeller fra representerte begge hans gamle fabrikker. Av Audi. Auto Unions fire merker ble Audi profilert som Avansert teknikk og innovasjon innen teknikk individualistmerket. gjennom 80 og 90 tallet ble grunnlaget for Audis Etter 2. verdenskrig ble Audi-merket utradert, suksess. Audis ufortrødne arbeid innen teknikk, men Auto Union som konsern reiste seg igjen i ga verden begreper som quattro,TDI, ASF og Vest-Tyskland i 1949. Gamle August Horch hang mer nylig multitronic. Sammen med de fortsatt med i ledelsen, helt fram til sin død i umiskjennelige Audi designene er dette den dag 1951. i dag mye av kjernen som kjennetegner Audi I 1958 overtok Daimler-Benz Auto Union og merket. satte bilutviklingen på sparebluss. DKW merket døde med totaktsmotoren og det kom kun en Produktet modell med firtaktsmotor under betegnelsen Audis store styrke gjennom 90 tallet og inn i det Audi før Daimler-Benz solgte Auto Union til nye årtusenet har vært en fantastisk blanding av Volkswagenwerke. ren og konsistent design både på interiør og 26. november 1968, inviterte Auto Union eksteriør og teknikk som gir kundene verdi, eller forhandlere og presse til Ingolstadt Theater. forsprang som det kalles hos Audi. I tillegg har Resultater Anledningen var lansering av en nydesignet Audi Audi vært svært gode på markedsføring, noe Audi har gjennom produktutvikling og målrettet 100. Denne modellen, designet av sjefsingeniør som har tilført og bygget opp merkevaren Audi i merkevarebygging de siste 10 årene etablert seg Dr. Ludwig Kraus, plasserte for første gang Audi i perioden. som en formidabel konkurrent til Mercedes og øvre del av markedet. Den nye Audi 100 ble Audi-produktrekken har siden tidlig 1990 tall BMW. Audi er ledende på både interiør og raskt en bestselger og dannet basis for nye blitt vesentlig utvidet. I en produktoffensiv i eksteriør design og leverer kjøreegenskaper i serier. Modeller som sikret en uavhengig fremtid andre halvdel av 1990 tallet kom både Audi A3 verdensklasse. I Norge ligger Audi som nummer for Audi-merket. og Audi TT til familien, og rundt årtusenskiftet en av premiummerkene både når det gjelder I 1980 skapte en firehjulsdrevet Audi ble også Audi A2 og Audi allroad en del av markedsandel og merkevare i 2003. sportscoupe sensasjon på Geneve Motor Show. rekken. Hittil i det nye årtusenet har Audi lansert Audi quattro – den første Historien personbil med fierhjulstrekk – et Det er få bilmerker som har en så lang historie konsept som tidligere bare ble som Audi. Allerede i 1899 startet August Horch benyttet på lastebiler og off-road bilfabrikk. Fra sin første bil bestrebet han seg på kjøretøy. Det permanente at den skulle være så lydløs som mulig. Hans og firehjulstrekk-systemet ble en bilens navn; Horch betyr "høre" på tysk (fritt verdenssuksess innen motorsport, oversatt). Horch var en svært innovativ kar med og ble etterhvert vanlig i hele sterke meninger. Han kom på kant med ledelsen modellspekteret til Audi. i sitt eget selskap, og etter et mislykket Høsten 1982 ble 3. generasjon motorsport-prosjekt ble August Horch Audi 100 presentert. Med sin avskjediget fra sin egen fabrikk. lettvekts-konstruksjon og lave August Horch tok seg ytterst nær av dette, luftmotstand ble modellen men startet like godt en ny bilfabrikk. Enda mer synonym med progressiv design. såret ble han da han ikke fikk benytte sitt eget "Den nye Audi 100 utklasser resten 8 SUPERBRANDS 03254 Suberb.NO press 25.10.04 16:13 Side 9 Merkeverdi Audi har gjennom siste 15 årene etablert seg som et premium merke. Audi tar på seg rollen som utfordrer i premiumsegmentet. Merket som er litt friskere og litt lettere til sinns. Merkets løfte til kunden ligger i ordet forsprang. Slagordet til Audi er "Forspranget ligger i teknikken". Det vil si at fordelene Audi skal by på og den gode følelsen kunden sitter med i sin Audi har sine røtter i teknikk. Det som er viktig for Audi er imidlertid at den avanserte og innovative teknikken gir kunden forsprang eller den gode følelsen om du vil. Audi- organisasjonen i sin helhet er dedikert til det såkalte for- spranget. Hvert ledd i organisasjonen har som mål å bidra til at Audi-forspranget oppleves av kunden. Audis mål er at selskapet skal ha et forsprang på det tekniske men også på områder som kommunikasjon (reklame) og kunde- behandling. Audi skal utmerke seg som et sofistikert, progressivt og sporty merke. Sofistikert betyr at en helt ny Audi A4, en helt ny Audi A4 også ligge i reklamen.Tidlig på 80- tallet ble det kundene skal merke selskapets dedikering til Cabriolet, en helt ny Audi A3 og en ny Audi A8 tatt en avgjørelse i Tyskland.Audi skulle bli detaljer. Løsninger skal være godt gjennomførte og sist men ikke minst nye Audi A6 som ble prestisjemerket i konsernet. På dette tidspunktet og imponerende i sine detaljer. Progressiv betyr lansert i mai i 2004. Høsten 2004 ble i tillegg nye var merkets renomme såvidt over Ford, Opel og at Audi skal by på et sett med løsninger som Audi A3 Sportback lansert. Produktoffensiven har VW i Europa. Lettere sagt enn gjort naturligvis. ligger i forkant. Dette gjelder motor, gir og Mange har drømt om å bevege seg i retning av ytelser, men også enklere ting som valg av Mercedes og BMW uten å lykkes. materiell og sammensetting av farger. Sporty Audi forstod imidlertid at det dreide seg om betyr for Audi at produktene skal være langt mer enn reklame. Kjernen i det hele er balanserte, vitale og dynamiske. Det behøver produktet. For Audi var det teknikk som stod i ikke bety at produktene nødvendigvis skal ha sentrum av produktet. Det var her Audi størst motor eller den beste aksellerasjonen. Det organisasjonen hadde sin kompetanse og hentet betyr heller at kombinasjonen av kjøreegen- sin inspirasjon. Gjennom hele 80 og 90 tallet har skaper, ytelse og design skal være den mest Audi satt nye standarder for teknikk i bilbransjen, sporty pakken for kunden. begrep som TDI, quattro, Procon Ten, femventils- teknikk og ikke minst aluminium satte Audi på kartet. De tekniske nyvinningene satte imidlertid ikke bare Audi på kartet, det ga også grunnlag for god kommunikasjon basert på kjernen i merket – “Forspranget ligger i teknikken”. gjort at Audi i Norge har kunnet vokse sakte, Å flytte en mental merkevare tar imidlertid men sikkert til en markedsandel opp mot 5 % i tid, men møysommelig arbeid de siste 15 årene 2003.Veksten har kommet gjennom utvidelse av har flyttet merket Audi et godt stykke på vei. De produktrekken og at selskapet gjennom siste 10 årene har Audi-importøren i Norge evolusjon innen produktutvikling istedenfor sammen med Bates Reklamebyrå arbeidet svært revolusjon har klart å holde på sine eksisterende godt med å utvikle reklame som er både kunder. innovativ og som har det viktige "glimtet i øyet". Tekniske nyvinninger som multitronic, DSG og Bates har nærmest kommet frem til en måte å aluminium har også bidratt til å holde interessen kommunisere Audi på som er svært tro mot oppe for Audis produkter.
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