Audi of America Reports June Sales

Expects Market Share Increase

July 1 /PRNewswire/

Link to Press Release

- Audi posts sales increase in June

- de Nysschen expects market share increase

- Audi A4 sales up

HERNDON, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Audi of America, Inc. announced

today auto sales for the month of June totaling 8,203, an increase of 5.3%

from last year's figures; the brand also expects to record an increase in

market share for the month. Audi Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) sales continued

their record- setting trend; compared with last year's June figures, CPO

sales rose to 2,787 units, an increase of 23.6%.

"Audi of America's strong June sales demonstrate our quality and strong

fuel economy offerings," said Johan de Nysschen, executive vice president,

Audi of America. "Consumers looking for style, power and efficiency are

continuing to respond positively to Audi's progressive brand of luxury."

Nationwide, Audi sales of the A4 jumped 34.3%, demonstrating excitement

around the brand, which has seen consistent movement throughout 2008: Audi

has reported strong car (sedan and sports car) sales throughout the year,

citing high dealer traffic amid rising levels of brand awareness and

consideration. In June, Audi posted the greatest ranking improvement in

initial quality in the results from J.D. Power and Associates' 2008

industry-wide study.

To date, Audi has sold 45,023 vehicles in 2008, a 1.5% decrease over

the previous year; CPO sales for 2008 total 18,241, an increase of 41.7%

over 2007.

ABOUT AUDI OF AMERICA

Audi of America, Inc. offers a line of luxury vehicles that include the

Audi A3 sport compact; the sporty A4 sedan, Avant and Cabriolet models; the

high performance S4 sedan, Avant and Cabriolet models, the high-revving RS

4 sport sedan and Cabriolet; the all new A5 Coupe with FSI direct injection

technology; the S5 Coupe with 354 hp; the design-leading A6 sedan and

Avant; the V-10 powered high performance S6 sedan; the Audi Q7 performance

SUV; the new all-aluminum Audi A8 and A8L; the new S8 with V10 power; the

all-new 2008 TT Coupe and Roadster models; and the all-new, all-aluminum

R8, one of the most exclusive mid-engine sports cars in the world. Upcoming

Audi vehicle launches in the USA include the updated A3 with quattro

all-wheel drive (Sept. 2008), all-new A4 sedan/Avant (Sept. 2008), TTS

coupe and Roadster (end 2008), Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (Q1/2009), and Audi Q5 (Q1

2009). For more information, please visit http://www.audiusa.com or

media.audiusa.com.

AUDI US SNAPSHOT                       -----YEAR TO DATE-----

                                            Jun-08    Jun-07
                   Jun-08  Jun-07  Yr/Yr %   YTD       YTD     Yr/Yr %
                   actual  actual  change   actual    actual   change

    A3              419      526   -20.3%    2,369     3,446   -31.3%

    A4/S4/RS 4    4,999    3,721    34.3%   23,291    21,708     7.3%

    A5/S5           237     n/a      n/a     2,360      n/a      n/a

    A6/S6           891    1,095   -18.6%    5,724     6,014    -4.8%

    A8/S8           187      292   -36.0%    1,428     1,918   -25.5%

    TT              468      495    -5.5%    2,525      1652    52.8%

    R8               44      n/a     n/a       315      n/a      n/a

    Audi Q7         958    1,660   -42.3%    7,011    10,973   -36.1%

    Total         8,203    7,789     5.3%   45,023    45,711    -1.5%

we rip GM for not selling in volume yet 187 A8's in a month is acceptable. 'premium small cars will sell in america' yet 419 count em 419 A3's sold last month.

without an A4 audi would be hosed. they make impecabble cars but need to be sold as outrageous prices.

this business model here can't keep up. it wasn't but maybe 7-8 years ago the a6 sold lots better.