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Audi celebrates successes in China

Ingolstadt/Changchun/Beijing (ots)

  • Cross-reference: photo will be sent via satellite and is at http://www.presseportal.de/galerie.htx?type=obs available -
  • Record month in November - Production running at full capacity - Now 85 exclusive dealerships - Third largest market for the Audi A8
"Audi's business in China has reached new heights," declared Erich
Schmitt, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG and also
responsible for AUDI's activities in China. Schmitt explained:
"Production is running at full capacity and our sales figures are
increasing rapidly. In November we were able to practically double
sales of our premium models to Chinese customers (up 95 percent
compared with the same month last year) and, with 6,099 units sold,
have set another new sales record." Audi is expecting to achieve a
sales volume of about 62,000 units by the end of the year (2002:
36,492), including about 52,000 A6 and 8,000 A4 models manufactured
locally. This means that Audi has tripled its sales volume within
just three years, declared the Audi Board Member.
From January to November, sales rose to more than 56,000 units, an
increase of 69 percent compared with the same period last year. Audi
cars are now sold by more than 85 exclusive dealerships in the major
Chinese cities. More than 70 percent are bought by private customers.
As the leading manufacturer in the premium segment, Audi has been
present in China since 1988. Alongside the A6, the Audi A4 has been
produced at the Changchun plant since April 2003. The Audi A8, Audi
A4 Cabriolet, allroad quattro and Audi TT are imported. The new Audi
A8, including the long-wheelbase version, was introduced in October.
China is now the third biggest market for the A8 after Germany and
the USA. Around 1,000 A8 models will be sold there this year.
Photographs: A photo of Audi in China is available from obs (dpa).
Further photos can be called up from the Press Database
www.audi-press.com. User name: aupr 0351, password 7ve362 (valid
until 21.12.)
ots Original Text Service: Audi AG
Internet: http://www.presseportal.de
Joachim Cordshagen
Communication Audi Sites
Telephone: +49 841 89-36340 
joachim.cordshagen@audi.de

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