Audi India: Sales at record high in March 2009

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, continues to register robust growth in the sales in India for the third consecutive month. Audi India registered a growth of 56 percent with the sales of 162 cars in March 2009 when compared to 104 cars sold during March 2008.

Despite the challenging market situation, Audi India have registered impressive sales of 384 cars in the first quarter of 2009, a significant growth of 76 per cent compared to the sales registered during the corresponding period last year.

Commenting on the remarkable performance, Mr. Benoit Tiers, Managing Director, Audi India, said, “Audi has again successfully managed to register impressive surge in its sales during the first quarter of 2009, recording a remarkable 76 per cent growth. Our consistent growth in India demonstrates the growing acceptance from the customer for the Audi brand. Our market presence is rapidly increasing and Audi is looking to sustain this growth rate in the coming months“.

“We are extremely pleased with the positive response we have received from the Indian customers. We will soon introduce the new Audi A6 and our performance SUV- Audi Q5 in India. This endorses our commitment to the Indian market by offering cars with superior technology, performance and great value - the core essence of our brand DNA 'Vorsprung durch Technik’,” added Mr. Tier

The Audi model range comprising the new Audi A4, Audi A6, Audi A8, Audi Q7, Audi TT and the super sports car Audi R8 is currently available in India across 12 dealerships: Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Chennai, Kochi and Kolkata.

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AUDI AG

AUDI AG develops and produces luxury cars and sold worldwide a total of 1,003,000 cars in 2008 and thus achieved its thirteenth consecutive record year. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Györ (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). Aurangabad in India saw the start of local production of the Audi A6 at the end of 2007 and of the Audi A4 in early October 2008. The company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG’s wholly owned subsidiaries include Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in Sant’Agata Bolognese (Italy) and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi currently employs around 57,000 people worldwide, including 45,000 in Germany. The brand with the four rings invests more than €2 billion each year in order to sustain the company’s technological lead embodied in its “Vorsprung durch Technik” slogan. Audi plans to significantly increase the number of models in its portfolio by 2015 to 40. The Audi brand celebrates its 100th birthday in 2009. The company was founded by August Horch in Zwickau on July 16, 1909; he named it Audi after the Latin translation of his surname (“hark!”).