November sales of Audi India rise to 153 percent

On Friday German luxury car manufacturers, the subsidiary of Audi India marked 153% increase in its sales during November month 256 cars against 101 in the same period last year.

'We attribute this success to our customers as well as our business partners who truly appreciate our luxurious sporty design and progressive cutting edge technology,' said Audi India head Michael Perschke.

The Audi Cars sales during January-November exceeded 80 percent and stood at 2,791 cars from 1,550 cars in the same period last year. Audi hopes to continue on its growth graph in 2011 with its new launches and opening of new showrooms.

'We are confident that we will further this positive trend in 2011 with the opening of our new showrooms in Delhi and Chennai early next year,' Perschke said. According to him, the product line would also be enhanced with the launch of flagship - the Audi A8 L and the all new super sports car Audi R8, equipped with the powerful V10 engine.

'Between January and November 2010 the Audi sold around 1,003,900 cars, beating the sales figures of the previous best year in the company's history (1,003,469 cars in 200'),' the company said in a statement.'This upturn was driven by high growth rates in China and the growing success in the United States. Audi continues to hold its No.1 position in China and Europe and retain its market leadership in the SUV segment in India,' the statement added.

In terms of sales globally the Audi Cars reported that excluding one month of the year all were its all time best growth of 15.3% which stood at over 1 million cars.

Between January and November 2010 the Audi Cars sold around 1,003,900 cars, beating the sales figures of the previous best year in the company's history (1,003,469 cars in 200'),' the company said in a statement.

At present Audi India offers a range of models in which includes Audi A4, Audi A6, Audi Q5, Audi Q7, Audi TT and the super sports car Audi R8.