Audi India: Records impressive sales growth of 95 percent in February 2009

Mumbai – Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today announced an increase in its performance with the sales of 113 cars in February 2009 - a growth of 95 percent in comparison to February 2008 (58 cars).


In spite of the challenging market situation, the first two months (Jan–Feb) of this year have been impressive for

Audi India as sales grew constantly by 95 percent in both months: In January 2009, 109 units were sold, up 95 percent in comparison to January 2008 (56 cars). In the year 2008, Audi India's vehicle sales volume grew by 201 percent with sale of 1,050 cars as compared to 349 units in 2007.



“Our steady growth in India is reflected once again in our sales performance last month that has almost doubled when compared to February 2008. To gain additional market share we are looking forward to introducing new models and expanding our dealerships network to mini-metro cities this year. This reaffirms our commitment to Indian customer by offering superior performance and great value through the core essence of 'Vorsprung durch Technik’,” said Benoit Tiers, Managing Director of Audi India.



The Audi model range comprising the new Audi A4, Audi A6, Audi A8, Audi Q7, Audi TT and Audi R8 is available in India at present in twelve dealerships across the country: in Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Chennai, Kochi and Kolkata.

Source:www. audi.in

Audi to launch sports car in November

New Delhi: German luxury car maker Audi will launch its sports car 'R8' in India this November, with a price tag of Rs 1.17 crore, even as the company gears up to clock an overall sales of around 1,000 cars in the country this year.

The sports luxury car will be an addition to the company's line of luxury sedans, including the A4, A6, A8, TT Coupe, and SUV Q7.

"The (R8) cost will be over crore...Rs 1.17 crore," Vice-President Marketing Audi (India) Martin Birkner said.

Asked how many R8s Audi was planning to sell in India, he said the company has received orders for 15 units already, which would be delivered this year.

Bullish on the fast growing luxury-car market in India, Audi has already posted a 200 per cent growth this year from that of last year.

"The whole segment is growing and we are growing even faster than the segment.

"We will sell this year about 1,000 cars in India," he said, adding 350 units were sold last year.

Birkner said Audi's A4, which it has started assembling in India, has a major contribution to the speedy growth and added, "we will try to get more production to India to meet the demand for this product."

About the sales prospects of R8, he said at such a price the target segment is quite small and added, "people are keen to buy this car ... its a very niche product."

By 2015, Audi plans to manufacture over 18,000 cars at the Aurangabad facility of Volkswagen group firm Skoda.
Source: www.mid-day.com