Audi car sales in China rise 20% in June
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FRANKFURT -- Audi new-car sales in China rose 20.4 percent last month to 33,309, helped by strong demand for the Q5 mid-sized SUV, the automaker said in a statement on Thursday.
In the first six months, Audi sold 193,871 cars and SUVs, a rise of 37.8 percent over the previous year and a record for the premium automaker.
"Audi continues to be the best-selling premium brand in China," said Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi's sales chief. "We intend to remain on this successful path in 2012 and to continue our double-digit growth."
Six-month sales of the locally-produced Q5 SUV were particularly strong, rising 86.7 percent to 43,150, while the China-built A4 L grew sales by 42.9 percent to 51,131 units.
Audi says it will begin exports of its small Q3 SUV to China at the end of July.
You can reach David Jolley at djolley@crain.com.
