Audi posts strong sales in June, overtakes BMW


Audi has posted very strong sales in June 2012. The success can mainly be attributes to the launch of the all new Q3 SUV. Audi India is the fastest growing luxury brand in the country and the half yearly sales figure cements the fact. Audi India’s sale in June 2012 stood at an impressive 718 cars, a growth of 76 percent. (June 2011: 408 cars).

The company has managed to surpass BMW in June by a small margin.

After clinching the No. 2 spot in March 2012 Audi India is now implementing it’s strategy to achieve their goal of becoming the No.1 luxury brand in India latest by 2015.

Audi achieved 500 bookings for the SUV within just 5 days of the launch, of which 200 deliveries have already been accomplished. Seeing the tremendous response the company opened the next round of bookings for 500 Audi Q3s and expect the same enthusiasm from the customers.

Audi India plans to expand its network to 25 dealerships by the end of 2012 from its existing 19 centres.

 The Audi model range in India includes the new A4, S4, A6, A7 Sportback, A8L, Q3, Q5, Q7, RS5 Coupé, TT, the super sports car R8 and the R8 Spyder available across the country: in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi South, Delhi West, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai West, Nagpur, Pune and Surat.