Q3 modelIN the first six months of the year, Audi handed over more than 733,000 cars to customers worldwide, 12.3 percent more than in the same period of 2011. Around 133,050 customers chose an Audi in June alone - 13.1 percent more than one year ago. The strong performance in Germany continued in the past month with growth of 14.6 percent. The Ingolstadt-based company once again experienced significant double-digit (+20.4 percent) growth in deliveries on the Chinese market. In the US, AUDI AG concluded the first half of the year with the best sales month in the company's US history, plus 26.0 percent in June. Despite the model changeover that only took place in April, the A6 L experienced considerable double-digit growth. With a total of 63,160 cars handed over to customers, the model confirmed its dominant position compared with the competition. Positive development in many other markets once again made Asia-Pacific the fastest-growing sales region for Audi in the first six months: in Japan, for instance (+18.6 percent to 11,961 units), in South Korea (7,196 cars, +50.2 percent), and, not least, in India. There, a comparison with deliveries in the first half of 2011 shows an increase of 42.8 percent to 4,000 premium cars sold. – SG
