AUDI AG: double-digit sales growth continues in September

Ingolstadt (ots) -

Around 136,600 deliveries worldwide - up 13.6 percent

Sales Chief Luca de Meo: "Deliveries have reached one million mark
after just nine months for first time"

Continuing expansion in China, United States and Europe

Audi sales figures continue to rise at a double-digit rate: In
September the company delivered around 136,600 automobiles to
customers worldwide. This represents an increase of 13.6 percent. In
the first three quarters, around 1,097,500 customers chose a model
with the four rings - 12.8 percent more than in the prior-year
period. The past month saw the company benefit from continuing strong
growth in the United States (+26.5%) and China (+20.5%). Furthermore,
AUDI AG yet again grew in Europe, despite the difficult market
conditions in some parts of the region - sales were up 7.4 percent on
the corresponding month of 2011. As a result, September saw the
Ingolstadt-based company maintain its sales growth in all regions of
the world.

"This year we reached the tally of one million cars sold after
just nine months - clear evidence that we are realizing our strategic
goals in the right way," commented Luca de Meo, Member of the Board
of Management for Marketing and Sales at AUDI AG. "We are seeing our
new models succeed in the marketplace, reflecting the tastes of
customers," continued de Meo.

Especially models such as the A1 Sportback, the Q3 and the A6
Avant contributed to growth of 7.4 percent in Europe compared with
the same month of the previous year. Audi thus maintained its pattern
of growth in the home market of Germany in September, posting sales
growth of 3.5 percent (20,712 units). Cumulatively, unit sales in
Germany after the first nine months of the year have now reached
198,777 automobiles delivered (+7.4%). The second-largest European
market for Audi also reported a clear jump in sales last month: Its
sales total in the United Kingdom increased by 20 percent to 22,389
units.

The dynamic growth of recent months continued in Russia, where the
four rings ended the month up 57.3 percent on the corresponding
period of 2011. From January through September, 25,442 Russian
customers took receipt of the keys to a new Audi, 42.9 percent more
than in the equivalent period of 2011. Growth in Russia was driven by
the range of SUV models available from the Ingolstadt carmaker. For
example the Q3 - which has not yet been on the market for a full year
- is already the country's best-selling Audi model, closely followed
by the Audi Q5.

Audi of America added a further chapter to its success story in
September with yet another record month. In the United States the
company sold 26.5 percent more vehicles than in the corresponding
month of the previous year. Its performance owed much to the steady
growth of the new-generation A4 and A5, and to the swift progress
made by the Q7. Almost twice as many customers as in September 2011
chose to buy this full-size SUV model (+94.6%). With 100,694 cars
sold in the year to date, this is the first time ever that Audi of
America has exceeded the 100,000 mark by the end of the third quarter
- in 2011 it did not reach that point until into November. The
successful C and D-segment models from the Ingolstadt carmaker are
instrumental in this success, representing 31.3 percent of the
company's deliveries in the United States in the nine-month period.

The SUV and full-size models also put in a strong performance in
China. Unit sales there continued to climb, and the delivery total of
35,512 for September was up 20.5 percent on the same month of 2011.
Cumulatively, Audi increased its sales there to 297,060 automobiles,
representing a growth rate of 31.4 percent. The most popular model
with customers remained the locally built A6 L, of which some 96,100
were sold.

In the Asia-Pacific region Audi also enjoyed considerable growth
in India in the past month. Demand for models with the four rings was
up 82.2 percent there. With a total of 6,423 cars delivered in the
first three quarters of the year, Audi already exceeded the record
sales total for the whole of 2011 (5,511 units) by the end of
September.

|Sales for |In September |Cumulative total |
|AUDI AG
| | |
| |2012 |2011 |Change|2012 |2011 |Change|
| | | |from | | |from |
| | | |2011 | | |2011 |
|World |136,600|120,193|+13.6%|1,097,50|973,154|+12.8%|
|Europe |72,200 |67,220 |+7.4% |574,100 |551,925|+4.0%|
| - Germany |20,712 |20,002 |+3.5% |198,777 |185,022|+7.4%|
| - UK |22,389 |18,653 |+20.0%|101,593 |93,781 |+8.3%|
| - France |5,020 |4,949 |+1.4% |47,012 |46,449 |+1.2%|
| - Italy |4,802 |5,713 |-15.9%|38,901 |46,736 |-16.8%|
| - Spain |2,295 |2,634 |-12.9%|29,436 |32,478 |-9.4%|
| - Russia |3,150 |2,003 |+57.3%|25,442 |17,803 |+42.9%|
|USA |12,302 |9,725 |+26.5%|100,694 |84,981 |+18.5&%|
|Mexico |903 |666 |+35.6%|6,450 |5,508 |+17.1%|
|Asia-Pacific|43,000 |35,708 |+20.4%|351,400 |272,189|+29.1%|
| - China |35,512 |29,476 |+20.5%|297,060 |226,010|+31.4%|
|(incl.
HongKong)
| - India |1,011 |555 |+82.2%|6,423 |4,210 |+52.6%|

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 San José Chiapa (Mexico) from
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.

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