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July 12, 2023: Audi is in talks with SAIC Motor Corp to buy its EV platform, IM Motors, according to people familiar with the matter. According to the sources, talks are in advance stage. Audi and SAIC declined to confirm the talks. IM Motors is a premium brand that started producing the L7 Sedan in June 2022<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/audi-talks-buy-chinese-automaker-094929545.html</ref>. The L7 Sedan is touted as the next Chinese competitor to Tesla<ref>https://autoboom.co.il/en/magazine/im-l7-another-threat-to-tesla</ref>. | |||
June 29, 2023: Volkswagen replaces Audi CEO, Markus Duesmann, with company insider Gernot Döllner. Duesmann was responsible for the ill-fated software efforts that led to delays in release of new key models. Earlier this month, CEO Oliver Blume singled out Audi as lagging behind its competitors as well as its potential. Döllner has 30 years experience in Volkswagen and is a former Porsche executive. Until his appointment, Döllner was the head of product strategy at Volkswagen AG<ref>https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/gernot-doellner-to-succeed-markus-duesmann-as-the-new-ceo-of-audi-in-volkswagens-group-board-of-management-17424 | June 29, 2023: Volkswagen replaces Audi CEO, Markus Duesmann, with company insider Gernot Döllner. Duesmann was responsible for the ill-fated software efforts that led to delays in release of new key models. Earlier this month, CEO Oliver Blume singled out Audi as lagging behind its competitors as well as its potential. Döllner has 30 years experience in Volkswagen and is a former Porsche executive. Until his appointment, Döllner was the head of product strategy at Volkswagen AG<ref>https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/gernot-doellner-to-succeed-markus-duesmann-as-the-new-ceo-of-audi-in-volkswagens-group-board-of-management-17424 | ||