List of articles tagged: Audi

This year, the Volkswagen Group will be introducing the Modular Transverse Matrix – the German acronym is MQB (Modularer Querbaukasten) – for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT brands. The MQB strategy represents a turning point in the design and production of future automobiles with transverse-mounted engines. The Modular Transverse Matrix standardises many vehicle component parameters – across brands and vehicle classes. At the same time, it offers access to new technologies.

Knockout punch in a velvet glove comes courtesy of a formidable new 313bhp Audi biturbo TDI engine and 650Nm of maximum torque. The new twin-turbo V6 is notable not only for being the most powerful six-cylinder diesel engine ever offered by the Vorsprung durch Technik brand, but also the sweetest-sounding. 

AUDI AG sold around 1,302,650 cars in 2011 its previous sales record from one year earlier by more than 210,200 units. The brand’s strong growth spanned all regions of the world: China became Audi’s biggest single market for the first time ever, with 313,036 vehicles delivered. In Europe, the Ingolstadt-based brand increased its unit sales by 12.1 percent to around 726,300 cars; it also achieved a growth rate well into double figures in the United States. Audi ended the past year with a new sales record in more than 50 markets.

The Volkswagen Group clocked a growth of 109.3% in sales from January to December 2011. The three brands – Audi, Škoda and Volkswagen together delivered a total of 1,11,623 vehicles to customers in 2011 as compared to 53,341 cars in 2010.

A new limited edition Audi A1 is not only the first to enter production with quattro all-wheel-drive but is also the first to adopt a larger capacity petrol engine ramping power up to 256bhp. Limited to just 333 examples worldwide, it will combine its unprecedented performance and agility with a suitably rarefied equipment list.

Audi continued its performance in India this year with a sale of 5117 cars from January – November 2011, thus, surpassing its annual sales target for the year in first eleven months – a growth of 83 percent (January – November 2010: 2791 cars). The luxury carmaker recorded sales of 425 cars in November 2011, a 66 percent growth over the same period last year (November 2010: 256 cars). 

One of our avid readers spotted the Audi A4 facelift while it was doing its test runs in Mumbai. The Audi A4 has been launched in Europe and will soon be up for sale in India. 

In 2012, the Audi R8 LMS ultra will succeed the successful R8 LMS GT3 sports car with which R8 LMS customers have won 115 races and 12 national and international titles in the space of just three years. 

Volkswagen Group India maintained its strong market performance in the first nine months of the year, as it registered a growth of 151.4%. The Group sold 81,360 cars from January to September 2011 as compared to 32,359 cars during the same time period last year. “Despite the slowdown of the Indian automobile market, Volkswagen Group brands were able to gain market share in the third quarter. This has been achieved by selling the best quality products, strengthening our position in existing markets and expanding our reach.” said Dr. John Chacko, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India and President & Managing Director, Volkswagen India Private Limited.

Audi posted a solid performance in September 2011 with a sale of 555 cars, thus recording a growth of 84 percent (September 2010: 302 cars). The luxury carmaker’s sales figure from January to September 2011 (YTD) stood at 4210 cars, a growth of 93 percent over the same period last year (January – September 2010: 2178 cars).