Audi wants to become number 1 in the Indian premium car market in the next five years.
"By 2015, we aim to become number 1 in India. We have told our team in India to work towards that aim. Our efforts, for brand building and developing dealerships for deeper market penetration, are geared towards that," AUDI AG board member Peter Schwarzenbauer told PTI.
Audi stood at number three position in India in 2009 with BMW and Mercedes occupying the first and second ranks respectively in the luxury car segment in the country.
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According to Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, the german carmaker is developing a new version of A2 that will fill up the space between the Audi A3 and the latest A1.
"There's clearly room for another product and another concept between the A3 and A1," Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said on the sidelines of the auto show.
One of the big differences between the old A2 and what Audi prepares, is that the new A2 will have an electric propulsion besides standard propulsion. Most probably the powertrain will come from e-tron concept ...
Volkswagen AG's luxury brand Audi plans to lift production capacity in China to meet surging demand in the world's largest auto market, China Daily reported today.
The German luxury car maker has plans to further expand capacity in China to meet its target of selling 250,000 cars annually by 2012 or 2013, Johannes Thammer, general manager of the Audi sales division at FAW Volkswagen, said last week.
Last year, Audi's China sales surged by 33% to 157,188 vehicles, retaining its lead in the country's premium car segment. China has become the company's ...
At CES in Las Vegas, Audi presented how will look the dashboards on the 2010 cars. The Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset will be installed in all Audi 2011 models—giving a boost to their dashboard graphics and adding the capability to display Google Earth mapping for navigation and point of interest search.
Use of the new video processors will treat Audi drivers to a more clear display, 3D visual graphics, and faster information processing for both points of interest and GPS directions. Additionally, the processor cards will offer some energy savings as ...
Audi plans to decide on whether to build Audi luxury cars at a new U.S. factory before the year is out, according to Peter Schwarzenbauer, the unit's sales chief.
VW will gauge the recovery in the U.S. market before ruling on Audi's production at the plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Schwarzenbauer said in an interview.
While Audi is outperforming BMW and Daimler AG's Mercedes- Benz unit in China and Europe, it's lagging behind in the U.S., the No. 1 market for luxury vehicles, where some drivers still associate the brand with accidents in ...
Audi AG has closed within 44,100 units of Mercedes-Benz in global sales after 11 months. This is a remarkable development considering that a year ago, the gap that separated Mercedes-Benz, a unit of Daimler AG, and Audi, a Volkswagen AG subsidiary, was 114,611 units sold.
Audi was also able to halve the distance between it and premium-car sales leader BMW brand. BMW may have led Audi by 184,294 units a year ago but last month the gap had narrowed to 93,112. Despite Audi’s gains, which are supported by increasing sales in ...
Audi earned top honors for two engines on the respected "10 Best Engines" list from the editor of Ward's AutoWorld.
Both the turbocharged four-cylinder 2.0 TFSI engine with the A4, and supercharged six cylinder 3.0 TFSI engine for the sporty upgrade S4 model impressed the Ward's editors.
To be eligible for the competition, each engine must be available in a regular-production U.S.-specification model on sale no later than first-quarter 2010, in a vehicle priced no more than $54,000, a price cap indexed to the average cost of a new vehicle.
Throughout October and ...
With the new Audi A8, Bang & olufsen announced the launch of its second advanced sound system witch will be implemented in the 2011 Audi A8
“With the next generation of the Bang & Olufsen Advanced Sound System, we have really succeeded in creating the perfect experience thanks to the outstanding sound. We have worked together with Bang & Olufsen on this sound system for four years – adjusting and testing over and over again. The result is the best quality, perfect harmonizing and a breathtaking design. All in all, the ...
Audi today reported November U.S. sales of 6,810 luxury performance cars and SUVs, a result that maintained the Audi share of U.S.
Through the first 11 months of the year, the Audi share of the imported luxury car market in the U.S. stood at 8.3% compared to 7% from a year earlier, based on preliminary industry sales reports. For the month of November 2009, the Audi share also stood at 8.3%
November sales of the Audi Q5 and S4 models were strong. The popular Q5 crossover achieved 1,509 sales in November, exceeding ...
One of the most expected cars in the coupes segment, the Audi A7 is likely to be unveiled officially in August at the Moscow motor Show. The 2011 Audi A7 will go on sale most probably at the end of 2010 – beginning of 2011 and will compete with the well knowned Mercedes CLS.
According to Autocar, 2011 Audi A7 will cost with £2000 more than A6, which means prices could start at around £28,000.
At the beginning, all cars will come with standard Quattro all wheel drive transmission, but most probably ...