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The A1 is Audi’s supermini-class car based on the Volkswagen Group PQ25 platform which is incidentally, the same platform that is used in the VW Polo Mk5 and the Skoda Fabia. The Audi A1 launched by the carmaker at the Geneva Motor Show this year already seems to be a sell out in Continental Europe and the United Kingdom, with orders surpassing production capacity. (Production of the car has already begun in Audi’s Brussels plant and deliveries are expected to start by Christmas in Europe.)

Michael Perschke, 42, has been appointed as Head of Audi India effective July 1st, 2010. Perschke, a German citizen, married, with a daughter, has an international education in business administration and economics from Germany and London.

Audi continued its exceptional performance in India this year. The company has recorded half-yearly sales of 1400 cars- the highest ever for Audi in India, a growth of 71%.

Audi has started assembly of the Q5 model in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. In the future, up to 1,500 units of the Q5 will run off the assembly line there each year for the Indian market.

The Volkswagen Group continues to enjoy positive sales development. A total of 2.94 million vehicles were sold in the first five months of the year 2010. This corresponds to growth of 18.1 percent. In the month of May, the Group sold 604,200 (556,500, +8.6 percent) vehicles.

Audi has posted a growth of 65 percent in its sales figures in India for May 2010. Audi India's countrywide vehicle sales in May this year grew to 200 cars as compared to 121 units sold in May 2009.

Audi has continued its positive growth in 2010 with a growth of 69% in April 2010. Audi India's countrywide vehicle sales in April this year grew to 189 units as compared to 112 units sold in April 2009.

Audi, the German carmaker has introduced a limited edition model of its premium luxury SUV Q7 in India in diesel and comes at a special discount price of Rs 58.68lakhs (ex-showroom Mumbai) which is lower by Rs 7.45 lakh than its existing model. The new Audi Q7 4.0 TDI model is fitted with the V8 engine.

In a new development in the auto citing the strong economy resilience India showed, leading carmakers are heading towards the tier II and III towns to push up sales.

Michelin's participation in the 78th running of the world's most famous endurance race will feature an all-new range of eco-friendly tyres. In addition, Michelin will organise, for the second time, the “Michelin Green X Challenge” which has now become an integral part of the regulations that govern the discipline.