Audi sales increase in November

Audi have released their sales results which make for positive reading.

Worldwide

Worldwide, Audi managed to sell 111,400 throughout the world in November alone. This represents an increase of 28 per cent. That statistic in particular may have surprised Audi themselves, as the increase figure marks a great improvement.

The UK

Here in the UK, sales increased by a tremendous 30.7 %. Latest year in November Audi sold 5,809 cars. This year Audi have sold 7,593 cars in November.

Spain

Spain is another standout country where sales have risen by a high figure. Last year, 2,111 cars were sold in November. In 2011 2,789 cars were sold marking a 32.1% increase.

Asia Pacific

In the Asia Pacific region, where Audi experience a fairly high sales rate, Audi increased their sales increased by 60.7 percent when comparing cars sold in November in 2010 and 2011 alone.

Strong performance in Germany

Peter Schwarzenbauer, the Member of the Board Management for Marketing and Sales at Audi, said that the Western European Region is currently a very strong market for the company. He also stated how well Audi are performing in their home country. His exact words were “We are growing against the trend in Western Europe. This has resulted in our highest market share ever. We will sell more than 250,000 cars in Germany this year for the first time since 2008.”

Audi are the fastest growing luxury car manufacturer in the world today. They are clearly being influenced in a positive manner by their parent company Volkswagen. Reports suggested that Audi have overtaken Mercedes-Benz as the number one luxury car manufacturer in the world. Can they overtake BMW?

Official sales figures from Audi

Area	November 2011	November 2010	Change	Year to Date 2011	Year to Date 2010	Change
World	111,400	87,050	+28.0	1,193,110	1,003,905	+18.8
Europe	59,900	50,847	+17.8	670,300	595,459	+12.6
Germany	25,093	22,055	+13.8	232,423	205,207	+13.3
UK	7,593	5,809	+30.7	108,975	94,491	+15.3
Italy	4,302	5,032	-14.5	55,583	55,214	+0.7
France	5,598	4,460	+25.5	57,051	48,321	+18.1
Spain	2,789	2,111	+32.1	38,172	37,178	+2.7
Russia	1,801	1,411	+27.6	21,479	17,007	+26.3
USA	9,700	9,365	+3.6	104,906	91,083	+15.2
Brazil	670	318	+110.7	4,859	2,979	+63.1
Asia-Pacific	34,700	21,586	+60.7	339,800	255,069	+33.2
China (including Hong Kong)	29,861	17,692	+68.8	283,600	209,752	+35.2