AUDI AG: continuing growth in Europe too

Ingolstadt (ots) -

- Deliveries worldwide reach around 119,600 in July - up 12.9
percent
- Audi boss Stadler: "We expect extra lift from new A3"
- United States powerhouse of growth with 28 percent gain

AUDI AG carried over the double-digit growth of the first half of
2012 into July, when the Company delivered some 119,600 automobiles
worldwide, an increase of 12.9 percent. This strongest-ever July
performance was boosted by a healthy 28 percent increase in unit
sales in the United States. In Germany, too, demand for models from
the Ingolstadt carmaker were yet again clearly up by 10.7 percent.
Overall, Audi handed over some 852,900 cars to customers in the first
seven months of the year, 12.4 percent more than in the same period
of 2011.

"Following this successful start to the second half, we are
expecting the new A3 to give us an extra lift over the coming
months," said Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of
AUDI AG. "Because we aim to continue pioneering the premium compact
class with the new generation, too." The new Audi A3 will appear on
the first markets from the end of August.

Despite the continuing difficult economic environment in some
markets, July saw AUDI AG secure further growth in Europe. With
around 60,800 cars sold, the Company improved on the prior-year month
by 5.5 percent. The Ingolstadt carmaker achieved especially strong
growth in Eastern Europe - unit sales there climbed by 31.4 percent
to a deliveries total of around 4,800 last month. The main driver of
growth in that region was Russia, where 2,757 Audi models were sold
(up 35.6 percent). The brand with the four rings also maintained its
dynamic performance in its home market of Germany. Sales there rose
10.7 percent to 23,712 automobiles. Cumulatively, the unit total for
Germany over the first seven months is up 7.8 percent (157,885
units). This growth was fueled in particular by the A1 Sportback, the
A6 Avant and the Q3. From January through July, Audi delivered some
14,500 units of its new compact SUV to customers in Germany.

New models also boosted sales in the United States, where July's
unit total of 11,707 was up 28 percent on the prior-year month. The
new generations of the A4 and A5 families, which went on sale at U.S.
dealers in June, were particularly in demand. Sales of the A4 models
were up 51.7 percent, while the A5 models gained 31.9 percent. July
also saw the first units of the RS 5 high-performance model delivered
to customers in the United States.

In China, the first seven months of the year saw Audi improve on
the deliveries total for the prior-year period by 34.6 percent, with
sales reaching a total of 226,748 automobiles. The locally built
models displaying the four rings were especially in demand. Sales of
the Changchun-made Audi Q5 soared by 80 percent, with 50,170
customers choosing this SUV model between January and July. Elsewhere
in the Asia-Pacific region, Audi also continues to make impressive
progress in India. July saw the Company double its sales in that
market (up 100 percent), where growth was driven by the appearance of
the Q3 in June.

|Sales for |In July |Total |
|AUDI AG | | |
| |2012 |2011 |Change |2012 |2011 |Change|
| | | |from | | |from |
| | | |2011 | | |2011 |
|Worldwide |119,600|105,993|+12.9% |852,900 |758,885 |+12.4 |
|Europe |60,800 |57,688 |+5.5% |454,200 |440,471 |+3.1% |
| - |23,712 |21,423 |+10.7% |157,885 |146,514 |+7.8% |
|Germany | | | | | | |
| - UK |8,872 |8,155 |+8.8% |75,060 |71,515 |+5.0% |
| - France|5,207 |5,294 |-1.6% |38,286 |38,242 |+0.1% |
| - Italy |4,170 |4,668 |-10.7% |31,691 |38,517 |-17.7%|
| - Spain |3,106 |3,589 |-13.5% |24,871 |27,733 |-10.3%|
| - Russia|2,757 |2,033 |+35.6% |19,320 |13,790 |+40.1%|

|USA |11,707 |9,146 |+28.0% |76,865 |65,055 |+18.2%|
|Mexico |829 |532 |+55.8% |4,691 |4,175 |+12.4%|
|Asia-
Pacific |38,900 |32,562 |+19.5% |267,900 |203,686 |+31.5%|
| - China |32,877 |27,767 |+18.4% |226,748 |168,466 |+34.6%|
|(incl.
|Hong Kong)
| - India |686 |343 |+100.% |4,686 |3,145 |+49.0%|

- End -

The Audi Group delivered 1,302,659 cars of the Audi brand
to customers in 2011. In 2011 the Company posted revenue of
E44.1 billion and an operating profit of E5.3 billion. Audi
produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Gyor
(Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). The Audi Q7 is
built in Bratislava (Slovakia). In July 2010, CKD production of the
Audi Q5 was added to the existing Audi A4 and A6 manufacturing
operations in Aurangabad (India). At the Brussels plant, production
of the Audi A1 has been running since 2010, while production
of the new A1 Sportback began in 2012. The Audi Q3 has been
built in Martorell (Spain) since June 2011. The Company is active
in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned
subsidiaries include AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. (Gyor/Hungary),
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant'Agata Bolognese/Italy),
AUDI BRUSSELS S.A./N.V. (Brussels/Belgium), quattro GmbH in
Neckarsulm and the sports bike manufacturer Ducati Motor
Holding S.p.A. (Bologna/Italy). Audi currently employs around
65,000 people worldwide, including over 48,000 in Germany.
Between 2012 and 2016 the brand with the four rings is planning
to invest a total of E13 billion - mainly in new products and the
extension of production capacities - in order to sustain the
Company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch
Technik" claim. Audi is currently expanding its site in Gyor
(Hungary) and will start production in Foshan (China) in late 2013
and in Mexico in 2016.

Audi has long been fulfilling its social responsibility on
many levels - with the aim of making the future worth living
for generations to come. The basis for Audi's lasting success
is therefore formed by environmental protection, the conservation
of resources, international competitiveness and a forward-looking
human resources policy. One example of AUDI AG's
commitment to environmental issues is the Audi Environmental
Foundation. Within the context of "Vorsprung durch Technik," which
extends far beyond its products, the Company is directing its
activities toward a major goal - comprehensive CO2-neutral mobility.

Contact:
Corporate Communications Julio Schuback
Spokesman for Finance and Organization
Tel: +49 841 89-38455
e-mail: julio.schuback@audi.de
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