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Audi Mileage Marathon: Audi's boss not worried about Toyota diesel cancellation

Posted on October 12, 2008

Filed under: Diesel, Audi, Honda, ToyotaOver dinner in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday night, we sat at a table with Audi of America EVP Johan de Nysschen and discussed a range of topics. Among them was his impressions of other manufacturers backing off on diesel plans for the U.S. market. During the course of this drive, Toyota confirmed the cancellation of its plans to add a diesel engine to its full-size trucks. Chrysler has also apparently lost confidence in US demand for diesel in light of high fuel prices.de Nysschen seemed unconcerned about these developments. He made the point that TDI tec...

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