Audi Sets 55th Straight Monthly U.S. Record with 20.8% Gain in July 2015

August 3, 2015 | By Business Wire News

HERNDON, Va.

Audi reported that its July 2015 sales increased 20.8% to 17,654 vehicles, a total that stands as the fourth-best monthly result ever in the U.S. market.

Audi achieved its best-ever July sales in the U.S., marking the 55^th consecutive monthly sales record. The previous July record was set in 2014 with 14,616 Audi vehicles sold. Through the first seven months of 2015, Audi U.S. sales rose 12.4% from last year to 111,269 vehicles.

July results were bolstered by sales of Audi luxury SUVs, with a 68.4% increase in sales encompassing the Audi Q3, Q5 and Q7 models. The Q5 posted a 47.4% increase from last year, while the Q7 posted a 34.1% increase from last July.

“The showroom traffic that our dealers saw in July indicates that demand across the Audi product lineup is hotter than ever,” said Mark Del Rosso, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Audi of America. “We are confident that the Audi momentum will continue into the autumn selling season with the release of the entire model-year 2016 portfolio and the upcoming launches of the all-new TT and the first plug-in Audi, the A3 Sportback e-tron.”

The A3 model line achieved robust sales in July with a 46.3% increase over July 2014 sales. The A6 and A7 models also performed well, with year-over-year increases of 5.9% and 15.8%, respectively.

Audi Certified pre-owned vehicle sales also set a new July record, with a 10.3% gain on 4,542 CPO vehicles sold. CPO sales year-to-date have increased 9.5%.

Audi holds the longest running monthly record sales streak in the premium car market according to a competitive sales report from MotorIntelligence.com.


AUDI US SNAPSHOT	–MTD–			–YTD–
Model Line	Jul ’15 Actual	Jul ’14 Actual	Yr/Yr % change	Jul ’15 YTD Actual	Jul ’14 YTD Actual	Yr/Yr % change
A3	3,167	2,164	46.3%	21,072	9,899	112.9%
A4	2,218	2,717	-18.4%	15,765	20,116	-21.6%
A5	1,105	1,610	-31.4%	7,824	10,148	-22.9%
A6	1,928	1,820	5.9%	13,337	13,730	-2.9%
A7	749	647	15.8%	4,125	5,116	-19.4%
A8	418	503	-16.9%	2,935	3,137	-6.4%
allroad	215	366	-41.3%	1,540	2,376	-35.2%
Q5	4,700	3,189	47.4%	26,366	23,117	14.1%
Q7	1,939	1,446	34.1%	10,464	9,881	5.9%
Q3	1,166	0	0.0%	7,413	0	0.0%
R8	41	53	-22.6%	404	475	-14.9%
TT	8	101	-92.1%	24	970	-97.5%
Total Audi Sales	17,654	14,616	20.8%	111,269	98,965	12.4%
Total CPO Sales	4,542	4,116	10.3%	28,403	25,943	9.5%

NOTES:

– A3 includes A3 Sedan, S3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet.
– A4 includes A4 Sedan and S4 Sedan, but does not include Audi allroad.
– A5 includes A5 Coupe, S5 Coupe, RS 5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, S5 Cabriolet and RS 5 Cabriolet.
– A6 includes A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan.
– A7 includes A7 Sedan, S7 Sedan and RS 7 Sedan.
– A8 includes A8 Sedan, A8 L Sedan and S8 Sedan.
– Q5 includes Q5 and SQ5.
– R8 includes R8 Coupe and R8 Spyder.
– TT includes TT Coupe, TTS Coupe, TT Roadster and TTS Roadster.

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