Audi India's Positive Growth Trajectory Continues

By By : Suparna Chakraborty

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Vehicle sales in April 2010: Growth of 69 percent to same period last year.

Bangalore - Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, has continued its positive growth in 2010 with an impressive growth of 69% in April 2010. Audi, India's countrywide vehicle sales in April this year grew to 189 units as compared to 112 units sold in April 2009.

Our strong performance this month is a testament of the confidence our customers have in our brand. We recently completed three years in the Indian market and are committed to introducing progressive new products with unparalleled levels of luxury, comfort and sportiness. This year, we will continue to focus on enhancing the customer experience through exciting new product launches and superior standards of service, said Benoit Tiers, Managing Director, Audi India.

Audi India has recently announced a Limited Edition offer on the Audi Q7 4.2 TDI quattro - the latest and more powerful version of the largest selling luxury audi,automobile industry,car,new car,suv in India. This special offer is to commemorate completion of three successful years of Audi in India. The limited edition Audi Q7 4.2 TDI is available at an attractive price of Rs. 58,68,000 (ex-showroom Mumbai).

The Audi model range in India includes the Audi A4, the Audi A6, the Audi A8, the Audi Q5, the Audi Q7, the Audi TT and the super sports car Audi R8. The entire Audi model range is available at eight showrooms across the country: in Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kochi. 2010 will witness the opening of new showrooms in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai (West), Jaipur, Chennai, Ludhiana. Further developments include Lucknow, Coimbatore and Nagpur.

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AUDI AG sold around 950, 000 cars in 2009. The company posted revenue of ¬ 29.8 billion and an operating profit of ¬ 1.6 billion. Audi India's countrywide vehicle sales for 2009 were 1,658 cars (58 percent growth). Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), (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 wholly owned subsidiaries include AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft., Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in Santa Agata Bolognese (Italy) and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi currently employs around 58,000 people worldwide, including 45,500 in Germany. Between 2010 and 2012 the Audi Group is planning to invest around¬ 5.5 billion in order to sustain the company's technological lead embodied in its Vorsprung durch Technika slogan. By 2015, Audi plans to increase the number of models in its portfolio to 42. Audi celebrated 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.

Article Published On: Friday, May 7, 2010, 9:34 [IST]
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