BWI: Audi India: Records Impressive Sales Growth of 95 percent in February 2009

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Audi
Wednesday, March 04, 2009 01:04 PM IST (07:34 AM GMT)
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Release no: 19393
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Audi India: Records Impressive Sales Growth of 95 percent in February 2009
Vehicle Sales in February 2009: 113 cars, Audi India Managing Director, Benoit Tiers: "We will Introduce New Models and Expand to Mini-Metro Cities."

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, March 04, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- 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.

AUDI AG will present the complete results for the 2008 business year at its Annual Press Conference on March 10, 2009 in Ingolstadt / Germany.

AUDI AG

AUDI AG develops and produces luxury cars and sold worldwide a total of 1,003,000 cars in 2008 and thus achieved its thirteenth consecutive record year. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Györ (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 AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese (Italy) and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi currently employs around 57,000 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. Audi plans to significantly increase the number of models in its portfolio by 2015 to 40. The Audi brand celebrates 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 ("hark!").

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 - B -1/H 1, Mohan Co-op]erative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi
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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CONTACT DETAILS
Bettina Bernhardt, General Manager, Audi India Press Communications, +91 (22) 40547210, bettina.bernhardt@audi.de
Gaurav Sinha, Manager, Audi India Press Communications, +91 (12) 44711813, gaurav.sinha@audi.in
Abhishek Mahapatra, Comma Consulting, +91 (11) 46003200,+91 9811667727, amahapatra@comma.in
Abhinav Srivastava, Comma Consulting, +91 (22) 40562503, +91 9892323750, abhinav.srivastava@comma.in

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