9.4.2019. AUDI AG has delivered worldwide in March around 182.750 cars to customers. Thus, the number of deliveries what with a Minus of 0.5 per cent, slightly below the previous year’s level.
New best values were recorded by the company in China and the United States. The were due to the model decreases relative to change in the regions of South America and Asia-Pacific. In Plus, Audi completed the March in the home market of Germany, the market launch of the Audi e had in addition to strong demand for the Q-models-tron (electricity consumption combined in kWh/100 km*: 26,2 – 22,6 (WLTP); 24,6 – 23,7 (NEDC) CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 0) positive. Overall, the first quarter what is marked by the negative impact due to the change in the WLTP: In the first three months of the year, Audi delivered around the world 447.250 cars (-3,6%).
“We now have almost all of the engine-transmission variants, re-homologated and prepare us for the second WLTP-stage, which occurs from the fall in force,” says Martin Sander, Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales of AUDI AG. “With the launch of our first fully electric production cars, we now start of the electric age.”
In March, the brand with the Four rings is the Audi e-tron to the first customers in Europe. Most went to Germany (490), and Norway (621). The Scandinavian country is Europe’s pioneer of electric mobility, in 2019 the share of electric vehicles in the overall market, up nearly 50 percent to reach the mark. Accordingly, the demand for the Audi e-tron is About a third of the world’s more than 20,000 advance Reservations come from the country. Deliveries in the US starting in may. In China, the model comes in the second of the year to dealer helped.
In China, Audi remained in the first quarter on course for further growth: The number of deliveries rose in the first three months, or 3.3 percent, to a record value of 159.334 automobiles. So in March, Audi recorded with a 55.250 vehicles sold (+2.3%) and a new best value. Particularly the Audi A4, which was up compared to March 2018, up by 7.6 percent to 14.854 units. Since the beginning of the year 43.004 Chinese customers opt for an A4 (+15,1%). Strong also for the Audi A5 with an increase of 48.6 percent to 4.272 units increased in the first quarter.
In the USA, deliveries increased in March compared to the previous year by 1.1 percent to a new record value of 20.302-selling cars. Demand for the popular Audi Q5 (6.529 cars, +19,3%) or Audi A6 (1.963 cars, +67,6%). For the first three months of deliveries for Audi in the US were accumulated in 48.115 cars (-3,9%). The North America Region closed the first quarter with approximately 57.450-selling car in mobile (-6,5%). In March, the Region of what is minus 1.4 per cent (about 24.250 units).
Europe recorded in March, a rise of 1.5 per cent to around 94.100 cars. In the home market of Germany, the brand delivered with the Four rings last month, 30.167 Cars to customers, up by 6.8 percent more than in March 2018. In addition to the new Audi e-tron, in particular, the new Audi A1 (3.272 cars, +83,2%), as well as the new Audi Q3 (2.465 cars, +53.1%) or the Audi Q2 (2.992 cars, +54,9%) were here for growth. So positive in France (5.758 cars, +9.6%) and Belgium (of 3,512 cars, +7,0%) in March. The first quarter of what in Europe as a whole, still under the influence of the WLTP conversion. Cumulatively, Audi delivered on the home continent around 204.200 cars (-5,5%).
Deliveries of AUDI AG
In The Month Of March
Cumulative
2019
2018
Abw. vs 2018
2019
2018
Abw. vs 2018
World
182.750
183.743
-0,5%
447.250
463.759
-3,6%
Europe
94.100
92.731
+1,5%
204.200
215.955
-5,5%
– Englishcountry
30.167
28.247
+6,8%
76.763
77.218
The -0.6%
GB
28.107
30.017
-6.4% in
41.884
47.934
-12,6%
– FraFrance
5.758
5.256
+9,6%
12.730
12.768
-0,3%
– Italy
6.254
6.228
+0.4% of
16.025
16.454
-2,6%
– Spain
5.343
5.408
-1,2%
Workforce of 14,289
15.758
-9,3%
USA
20.302
20.090
+1,1%
48.115
50.052
-3,9%
Mexico
1.109
1.068
+3.8% in
2.914
3.415
-14,7%
Brazil
559
735
-23,9%
1.429
1.944
-26,5%
China Mainland
+ Hong Kong
55.250
54.031
+2,3%
159.334
154.270
Of+3.3%
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