Audi: Best month in company history

March 2007 has been the most successful month ever in Audi's history with more than 100.000 vehicles sold.

For the first time ever in the history of the company, Audi has achieved the record-breaking figure of more than 100,000 vehicles sold in one month. The company in fact handed over more than 103,000 vehicles to their new owners in the month of March, thus recording a rise of 10 percent compared with the same month of last year.

The main driving forces behind the worldwide growth in March were Europe (excluding Germany) with an increase of some 15 percent (around 53,200 vehicles) and China (including Hong Kong), up 20.4 percent (8,623 vehicles). The largest foreign market in March was Great Britain with 19,238 vehicles (up 19.8 percent). Audi also enjoyed a highly successful month in the US market with growth rates of 14.7 percent (8,020 vehicles).

Audi recorded particularly high growth rates in countries such as Russia, up 48.1 percent (1,140 vehicles), Switzerland, up 35.1 percent (1,569 vehicles), Sweden, up 35.2 percent (1,759 vehicles) and Belgium, up 16.1 percent (4,025 vehicles).

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Source: Fourtitude

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