Audi’s Largest Luxury Showroom in India
Audi has opened India's largest luxury car showroom in Gurgaon. This is the second dealership located in the NCR region. Audi Gurgaon is its seventh dealership in India. With a floor space of over 13,684 sq.ft, Audi Gurgaon offers a completely new experience for the customers which can display 14 Audi cars. Audi showroom will employ over 65 people.
"The opening of the new dealership Audi Gurgaon is the commitment to a great future for the brand in India. We will expand to ten exclusive and luxurious Audi dealerships in India by the end of 2008 and give customers the possibility to experience our models, the Audi world and premium service." said Benoit Tiers, Managing Director of Audi India. The Gurgaon showroom is ornamented with products from all over the world, which includes furniture from Germany, Japanese lighting, and Austrian flooring and Italian tiling.
Audi considers India as a very important luxury car market and believes that India would help the company achieving its sales target of 1.5 million global units annually. "A sporty premium brand like Audi simply cannot afford to be missing from a market of the future such as India," says Ralph Weyler, Director of Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG. And, by the end of the year three more Audi showrooms will be opened in the country.
Audi A8, Audi Q7, Audi A6, Audi A4, and Audi TT are luxury cars from Audi in India. Audi presently has seven dealership in the country in Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Gurgaon.
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Audi R8 V10: US prices announced
Audi today announced that the U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price for the highly anticipated 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro V10 sports car will start at $146,000, with shipments to authorized Audi R8 dealerships across the country beginning this week.
Audi said the MSRP for the 2010 Audi R8 4.2 FSI quattro will start at $114,200, unchanged from the base prices for 2009 models:
2010 R8 5.2 FSI quattro (V10) pricing (excluding $1,200 destination charge, taxes, title, options and dealer charges):
- R8 5.2 FSI quattro coupe (manual) $146,000
- R8 5.2 FSI quattro coupe (R tronic) $155,100
2010 R8 4.2 FSI quattro (V8) pricing (excluding $1,200 destination charge, taxes, title, options and dealer charges):
- R8 4.2 FSI quattro coupe (manual) $114,200
- R8 4.2 FSI quattro coupe (R tronic) $123,300
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Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi Q5: 2010 US prices announced
Audi of America has announced the prices for the 2010 Audi A4, Audi A5 and Audi Q5. For $36,000* you'll be able to get behind the wheel of the A5 2.0T Quattro Coupe with a manual transmission in Premium trim, with the Premium Plus model commanding $39,500 and the Prestige variant priced at $44,300. Tack on an additional $1,200 onto each model's MSRP if you opt for the Tiptronic automatic gearbox.
Depending on the trim, the 2010 Audi A4 2.0T is priced slightly higher, lower or the same as their corresponding 2009 models, although all new A4s include LED tail-lamps on Premium Plus and Prestige models. The 2010 Q5 3.2 FSI starts at $37,350* and can be had with all-new 20-inch five-spoke wheels, a choice of Fine Grain Ash or Natural Brown interior inlays and a new Luxury Package for the Prestige model that includes leather door armrests and IP, along with ventilated front seats swathed in Milano leather.
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Audi A1 to be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show
Audi will unveil its smallest car - the A1 hatchback - at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October this year and production of the car will commence at around the same time. The car, which will be offered in three-door and five-door versions, will be built at Audi's plant in Brussels, in Belgium.
Cars already being built at this facility include the Audi A3 and Volkswagen Polo. It's expected that the Audi A1 will be offered with a range of petrol and common-rail diesel engines.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
Audi celebrates 100th Anniversary
Based in Ingolstadt, Germany, Audi AG celebrated its 100th Anniversary yesterday, on the 16th of July 2009. A century ago, automotive pioneer August Horch founded August Horch Automobilwerke GmbH in Zwickau, Germany. The company's name was later changed to Audi Automobilwerke.
'July 16 not only gives us a reason to celebrate, it also provides motivation for all Audi employees to continue writing the company's success story on into the future,' said Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG.
'No matter how greatly the car of the future may differ from today's car, there will continue to be a desire for individual mobility all over the world. Audi and its 100-year success story are therefore representative of other companies in the automotive industry,' said German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
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Audi India To Expand Dealership Network
Audi India plans to increase its dealership network in the country and aims to grab 30% share of the luxury car market by 2011.
Audi currently holds 20% share in Indian luxury car segment. Audi has entered into dealer partnership with Bangalore-headquartered Jubilant Motors for appointing dealers in Southern market.
[Via: motorcrunch]