Audi delivered around 150,100 automobiles to customers worldwide last month. 2.5 percent less than a year ago. In August 2018, the sale of models in stock particularly in Europe had contributed to exceptionally high growth in deliveries. As such, Audi saw deliveries fall 4.7 percent on the home continent last month. Deliveries rose in North America (+0.9% to around 25,650 cars). In the Chinese market, demand increased by 2.0 percent to 58,580 units. The cumulative decline in worldwide deliveries was down 4.5 percent.
“The unusual fluctuations with deliveries last year still affect our business this month. Over the next few months, the signs continue to point clearly to growth for Audi,” says Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG. “Our new models including the new Q3 or the updated Q7 will develop their full momentum.”
The International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt will showcase Audi’s new model range. This year the Four Rings will be presenting the Audi Q3 Sportback, Audi RS 6 Avant* and Audi RS 7 Sportback* models at the show. The Audi A4 and Audi Q7 models, which have undergone a complete technology and styling update, will also make their auto show debut. The company will also be providing a glimpse of the automated mobility of the future with a technology study.
In the last month, the locally produced Audi Q5 L in particular contributed to growth for the brand in China: 13,785 Chinese customers opted for the model in August, 25.3 percent more than a year ago. Across all models, the Four Rings achieved the strongest August delivery figures in Audi’s history in China (+2.0% to 58,580 cars). Since January, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker delivered 427,447 automobiles in the Middle Kingdom (+2.4%).
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SOURCE: Audi
