BWI: Audi India Appoints New Head of Sales

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Audi
Friday, December 12, 2008 11:17 AM IST (05:47 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Advertising, PR & marketing, Automotives, Business services; Automotive
Release no: 18722
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Audi India Appoints New Head of Sales
Anil Reddi Joins Audi India as Head of Sales

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, December 12, 2008 -- (Business Wire India) -- Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today announced the appointment of Mr. Anil Reddi as Head of Sales. Commenting on the appointment Mr. Benoit Tiers Managing Director Audi India said: "We have ambitious plans for India and have had already excellent growth rates for Audi - we plan to keep up this momentum. This appointment will help us in our sales thrust and in achieving our goal to become the leading automobile luxury brand in the Indian market".

Mr. Anil Reddi, 36, has over 16 years of professional experience in Sales and Dealer Development. He holds a Degree in Commerce and Masters in Business Administration from Pune University. Prior to joining Audi, Mr. Reddi has worked with Daimler AG Germany and Mercedes-Benz India, in Sales, in addition to other assignments in different organizations.

"Audi is at a great stage in India currently. The sales this year, in spite of many adversities, has been very good. With an aggressive product and dealership strategy Audi is poised for greater success," commented Mr. Reddi on his appointment.

Audi India is structured in five main departments: Marketing (Head: Martin Birkner), Sales (Head: Anil Reddi), After Sales (Head: Martin Freudenhagen), Dealer Development (Head: Rishi Goel) and Press Communications (Head: Bettina Bernhardt) directly reporting to the Managing Director Mr. Benoit Tiers. The entire organisation will expand to around 40 mainly Indian professionals until 2010.

Audi model range in India consisting of the Audi A8, Audi Q7, Audi A6, the new Audi A4, Audi TT and the recently launched super sports car Audi R8 is available at twelve dealerships across the country: in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Chennai, Kochi and Kolkata.

AUDI AG

AUDI AG develops and produces cars for the luxury car segment worldwide. The company achieved its twelfth consecutive record year in 2007, with 964,151 cars sold and a revenue of 33,617 million Euros and profit before tax of 2,915 million Euros, the company attained its best figures ever. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Gyor (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). At the end of 2007, production of Audi A6 started in Aurangabad, India. The company is active in more that 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include Lamborghini S.p.A in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi employs more than 54,000 people worldwide, including 45,000 in Germany. The brand with the four rings invests more than ?2 billion each year in order to sustain the company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" slogan.


Authorized Dealer Showrooms:

Audi Ahmedabad - Rudra-Path, S.G. Road, Ahmedabad
Audi Bangalore - Survey No. 6/1, Beratana Agrahara, 15th KM, Hosur Main Road
Audi Chandigarh - Plot No. 171, Industrial Area, Phase I
Audi Delhi - F 85, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase I
Audi Gurgaon - Orchid Centre, Sector - 54, Golf Course Road
Audi Hyderabad - 8-2-684/A, Road No.12, Banjara Hills
Audi Pune - Pro1 Business Centre, Plot No. 395 + 396, Senapati Bapat Road, Shivajinagar
Audi Mumbai - 81, Dr. Annie Besant Road

Authorized Dealer Sales Office:

Audi Chennai
Audi Kochi
Audi Kolkata
Audi Ludhiana

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Anil Reddi

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CONTACT DETAILS
Bettina Bernhardt, General Manager, Audi India, +91 (022) 40547210, bettina.bernhardt@audi.de
Gaurav Sinha, Manager, Audi India, +91 (012) 44711813, gaurav.sinha@audi.in
Abhinav Srivastava, Comma Consulting, +91 (022) 40562500/ +91 9892323750, abhinav.srivastava@comma.in
Pratip Biswas, Comma Consulting, +91 (022) 40562500/ +91 9987022573, pbiswas@comma.in

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