Audi India jacks up Q3’s price by upto 2 pc

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, has announced an increase in price of its compact luxury SUV - Audi Q3 2.0 TDI between 1 to 2 percent. The new price will be effective from October 1, 2012 on both the high grade and base grade of the 2.0 TDI engine. Currently, the Audi Q3 is priced at Rs. 2,621,000 onwards (Ex-showroom Maharashtra) for the base grade and Rs. 3,149,000 onwards for the high grade, and is available at all 21 Audi dealerships across India. “Due to economic upheavals and rupee devaluation, we have increased the price by 1 to 2 percent on both the high grade and base grade version of Audi Q3 2.0 TDI. However, we are still confident of achieving our sales target of 8000 cars at the end of 2012 and Audi Q3 will contribute significantly towards achieving this target”, said Michael Perschke, Head, Audi India. Till date, 1,000 Audi Q3s have been sold in India and only limited numbers of the model is available for sale in 2012.