Audi India sales up by 153 pc in Nov’10 at 256 units

Audi India has sales of 256 cars in November this year, which is 153 pc more than its November 2009 sales (101 cars). The company has sold 2,791 cars from January – November 2010, recording a growth of 80 pc over the same period in 2009 (1,550 cars, January – November 2009). “Given our outstanding performance in the first eleven months of the year, we are confident that the month of December will help Audi India finish the year strongly, exceeding our expectations yet again. We attribute this success to our customers as well as our business partners who truly appreciate our luxurious sporty design and progressive cutting edge technology. We are confident that we will further this positive trend in 2011 with the opening of our new showrooms in Delhi and Chennai early next year. We will also continue to enhance our product line with the launch of our flagship – the Audi A8 L and the all new super sports car Audi R8, equipped with the powerful V10 engine”, said Michael Perschke, Head – Audi India. Globally, Audi AG has already broken its 2008 sales record in the first eleven months of this year. Between January and November 2010 the brand sold around 1,003,900 cars, beating the sales figures of the previous best year in the company’s history (1,003,469 cars in 2008). Compared with the same period in 2009, sales figures were up 15.3 percent. This upturn was driven by high growth rates in China and the brand’s growing success in the United States. Audi continues to hold its No.1 position in China & Europe and retain its market leadership in the SUV segment in India. The Audi model range in India includes Audi A4, Audi A6, Audi Q5, Audi Q7, Audi TT and the super sports car Audi R8. The entire Audi model range is available across the country: in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai West and Pune. Further developments include Surat, Mumbai South, Coimbatore, Indore and Lucknow.