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ERLIN (AP) β German automaker Audi says former BMW executive Markus Duesmann is to become its new chief executive.
Audi said Friday that the 50-year-old succeeds current CEO Bram Schot on April 1.
Herbert Diess, the head of Volkswagen, of which Audi is a part, called Duesmann an βexcellent engineer.β
Audi has struggled to keep up with rivals BMW and Daimler in recent years.