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Feb 6, 2006 |
Audi sold more than 69,400 vehicles
worldwide in January, an increase of 26.7
percent on the same month of last year
(January 2005: 54,825).
“We are delighted with this positive start
to 2006. This result is an ideal basis for
the global launch of the new Audi Q7,
beginning on 10 March in Central Europe,”
stated Ralph Weyler, Member of the AUDI AG
Board of Management for Marketing and
Sales. “We will introduce a whole range of
attractive new models this year, putting
us on course for the eleventh record year
in succession.”
Around 51,100 vehicles were handed over to
their new owners in Europe (up 17.0
percent, 43,699)*. Of this total, 16,300
were sold in Germany (up 11.2 percent,
14,670). The European markets with the
highest growth rates were France with
3,600 (up 30.3 percent, 2,736), Great
Britain with 7,800 (up 13.4 percent,
6,905) and Italy with 4,800 vehicles sold
(up 20.2 percent, 3,974). Sales in North
America rose by 21.5 percent to 6,900
vehicles (5,659). 6,084 of these vehicles
were handed over to customers in the USA
(up 19.8 percent, 5,077). Business in
Asia/Pacific was also highly successful,
with 8,600 vehicles sold in this region
(up 153.6 percent, 3,380). Of this total,
6,300 were purchased by customers in China
(up 238.4 percent, 1,848).
*) Growth and last year’s figures in
brackets
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