Audi Exceeds 2012 Sales with One Month Left in Year

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exceeded last year’s total sales in November and will have a record year of sales in 2013. Audi sold 132,050 cars in November, up 6.8% from the previous year. Its top three markets were China with 17.9% growth, the UK with 13.6% growth and the US with 13% growth. From January through November, Audi has sold 1,444,750 cars worldwide, 7.4% higher than the previous year.

“Following November’s good results, we have already these days exceeded the prior-year sales total of 1.455 million deliveries and are on course to reach our target of 1.5 million by year’s end,” said Luca de Meo, head of sales at Audi.

Regionally, European sales dropped off 1.6% in November with 57,750 cars sold. So far this year, Audi sales in Europe have dropped 1.4% to 684,750 cars. The UK and Russia are the only individual European markets that have grown this year.

In North America, Audi grew 13% in November with 13,363 cars sold. Mexican sales grew 1.4% in November with 990 cars sold. From January to November, Audi has sold 141,048 cars in the United States, up 13.3%. In Mexico, it has sold 10,376 cars in that period, up 25.9%.

In the Asian market, Audi sold 51,560 cars in November, up 17.3%. Among those, 44,334 cars were sold in China in November, up 17.9%. It sold 753 cars in India, down 6.5%. From January to November, the Asian market was up 19.4% to 522,400 cars. China took 443,664 cars in the period, up 19.7%. India has sold 9,164 cars in the same period, up 13.3%.