Audi Sells 131,300 Cars in July, Up 9.8%, European Sales Down Slightly

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sales hit 131,300 cars in July, a 9.8% improvement over the previous July. From January to July, Audi has sold 911,800 cars, a 6.9% over the same period last year. 

The big winners for Audi were its SUV range and double-digit growth in China.

“After a strong first half of the year, we expect to surpass our strategic target of 1.5 million deliveries this year, two years earlier than planned. This is also underlined by our deliveries in July, which we were able to increase thanks primarily to strong demand for the new A3Audi A3 Gen.3 [Typ 8V]Germany, 2012 > present275 versions
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family and our Q3Audi Q3Germany, 2011 > present66 versions
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SUV models," said Luca de Meo, Audi Head of Sales.

The Audi Q3 had its sales increase by 61.9% in July, and the Q5 had its sales increase by 17.1%. For both models combined, sales are up 50,900 cars over the previous year. 

Sales in the Asia-Pacific region were up 24.4% to 48,400 cars in July. 

In China, Audi sold 41,766 cars, up 27% over the previous July. While the Q3 a9.8nd Q5 were strong sellers, the A4Audi A4 Gen.4Germany, 2008 > present393 versions
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long-wheelbase also saw sales increase by 20.9%, and the A6 long-wheelbaseAudi A6 L e-tronGermany, 2012 > present15 photos
had sales increase by 21.5%. From January to July, Audi has sold 269,905 cars in China, a 19% increase. 

Sales in the United States also saw double-digit growth with sales up 11.6% to 13,064 cars. The Q5 had the largest sales increase with 26% growth. 

Europe is the only region showing a loss, but it is small. Audi sold 60,700 cars in Europe in July, down 0.2%. From January to July, Audi has sold 444,350 cars in Europe, down 2.2%

Audi's goal is to sell 1.5 million cars by the end of the calendar year, which seems very possible at its current sales rate.