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518 INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS

This engine application was first used in the Polo, Passat, and Audi A3, and subse-
quently for all other BlueMotion models. The fine tuning, combined with other vehicle
measures such as lower driving resistance and longer gear ratios, culminated in a suc-
cessful overall concept.
Richard Dorenkamp and his team from diesel engine development were awarded
third place in the product category for their clean TDI technology Jetta BlueTDI for
the U.S. market. The Jetta BlueTDI is the first diesel model in the United States to
comply with the world’s most stringent exhaust standard: the 90 percent reduction in
NO emissions was achieved through engine design measures in combination with
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novel exhaust gas treatment.
The personal prize in this category was awarded to Dzemal Sjenar, concept defini-
tion, who was honored for his great personal commitment to designing environmen-
tally compatible vehicles. The ideas generated by Dzemal Sjenar during the concept
phase lent considerable momentum to the later development of the BlueMotion strat-
egy and he was also involved in concept definition and prototype construction of new
and alternative power train and vehicle concepts.
All Europe-based employees of the Volkswagen and Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles brands, Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH, and departments in Wolfsburg perform-
ing group functions are eligible to apply for the internal environmental award. Ideas
relating to new methods, materials, and products which have already proven their
worth in practice were eligible to apply for the 2008 award. Projects still at the ideas
stage cannot therefore be considered.
As a result of the positive response, the internal environmental award will with
effect from this year no longer be presented every 2 years but will become an annual
event.