奥迪未来五年将加大投资

 　　MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- German car producer Audi AG announced Saturday to expand its investment program to 24 billion euros (29 billion U.S. dollars) at home and abroad from 2015 through 2019.

　　The total investment volume comprises about 17 billion euros of investment in property, plant and equipment and 7 billion euros of capitalized development costs, according to a press release of the Ingolstadt-based company.

　　"70 percent of all our investment in the next five years will flow into new models and innovative¹ technologies," CFO Axel Strotbek said, adding that "the sites in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm are the basis for our international success. We therefore plan to make more than half of the total investment in Germany."Audi to expand investment program to 24 bln euros in next five yearsThe production plant in Ingolstadt is already being prepared for new models. Extensive rebuilding work will start also in Neckarsulm in 2015, in order to prepare the plant for the next generation of Audi A8, according to the press release.

　　In the past 12 months, Audi has recruited some 3,000 new employees in Germany alone. The four rings brand announced that it will continue to recruit in 2015, in order to underpin² its course of sustainable growth.

1 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

2 underpin   

v.加固，支撑

参考例句：

• China needs regional stability to underpin its continued economic growth.中国需要地区稳定来巩固其持续的经济增长。
• These developments are underpinned by solid progress in heavy industry.重工业的稳固发展为这些进展打下了基础。