Audi sales see particularly positive trend in China

German automaker Audi AG announced on Thursday that the positive trend for the company is holding up particularly in China.

According to a statement, Audi achieved the strongest absolute sales volume growth in Chinese market in July with 46,454 cars, representing a year-on-year increase of 9.9 percent.

The Ingolstadt-based company reported to have consistently increased its sales in Chinese market each month since January. It has delivered 336,580 cars to customers in China from January to July, up by 6.5 percent compared to the same period last year.

In the Asia-Pacific region, around 392,600 units have been delivered since the start of the year.

Audi reported that it sold 149,400 units worldwide in July, increasing by 2.3 percent year on year. As a result, a total of 1,102,650 vehicles have been delivered in the first seven months, an increase of 5.2 percent.

"At present we are facing numerous economic and political challenges in key markets. Despite these increasingly difficult overall conditions, the global demand for Audi models has remained stable," said Dietmar Voggenreiter, member of the board of management for sales and marketing.

"With our three strong regional pillars, our business in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, we are well placed to offset market fluctuations globally," Voggenreiter added.

Source : XINHUA