Audi wants to take diesel to China and Japan

摘要

Audi wants to expand the number of markets in which its diesel technology is used. The firm has invested significantly in compression ignition, but diesel's importance remains heavily linked to the European market, But as carbon emissions legislation tightens, the OEM wants to expand diesel's presence in other markets that have traditionally been heavily weighted towards gasoline technology. North America is beginning to accept diesel engines, although they remain expensive, but Audi wants to grow the technology in Asia too, Audi's head of thermodynamics and calibration for diesel engines, Dr Christian Eiglmeier, said: "We would like to further promote the significance of the diesel engine worldwide.The technology is very successful in Europe, and we are establishing it in the US. But we would like to explore further markets such asjapan and China.