Audi R15 TDI comes third on 2009 Le Mans race

The Audi R15 TDI, which had won last year's race, took third place in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans which took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, and was organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) over June 13–14, 2009. It was reported recently that Peugeot succeeded in winning the aforesaid race.

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Audi to appoint 4 new dealerships during 2009

The Indian arm of German auto titan, Audi AG which is aiming to sell atleast 1,500 units during this financial year, has firmed up its plans to scale up its distribution network in the country and has reaffirmed its intentions to specifically target underpenetrated tier-II and Tier-II cities. Believing in the core brand value Vorsprung durch Technik, the company is eyeing to become the most successful premium brand in India in the coming years and corner at least 30 per cent of the luxury market share by 2011. Currently having 11 dealerships in major cities, it will soon be appointing new dealers in Lucknow, Jaipur, Coimbatore and Nagpur during CY 2009.
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Peugeot wins Le Mans 24-hours race, Karthikeyan dislocates shoulder before the race begins

Narain Karthikeyan managed to rule himself out of the 2009 Le Mans 24-hour race by dislocating his shoulder while jumping over the pit wall in the moments before the start was given. It was a sad moment for the Indian A1GP driver and for India as well. The endurance 24- hours race which got kick-started on June 13 at 3 p.m. local time on the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans in France finally finished on June 14 with 32 classified finishers from a total of 55 who had qualified on Thursday for the final 24 hour race.
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