In the first quarter of this year, the Audi brand sold a total of 463,800 new cars worldwide, a year-on-year increase of 9.8%. China Netcom learned from the official Audi brand that in the past April, the Audi brand had delivered 160,900 new cars, an increase of 3.1% year-on-year. Among them, the Chinese market continues to continue its high growth trend, with an increase of 13.5%.

"The digitization of the Chinese market and the development trend of electric vehicles are leading the global market and are full of challenges. We still have tremendous potential for development here," said Berlan Sault, director of marketing and sales at Audi.

In April this year, the Audi brand sold 160,900 vehicles worldwide, an increase of 4,820 units compared to April last year, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%. At this point, Audi ushered in the first four months of the year with the best performance in the history of the company. The delivery volume was approximately 624,650 vehicles, an increase of 8.0% year-on-year.

Among them, the continued good performance of the Chinese market has made outstanding contributions to the growth of global sales. In April, a total of 52,411 new Audi brand vehicles were delivered to the Chinese market. At the same time, the Chinese market maintained a high growth rate of 13.5%. The new Audi A8L has been officially listed; at the just-concluded Beijing auto show, the new Audi Q5L ushered in the world premiere, as an important Audi model in the Chinese market growth, its market performance worth the wait; high-performance sports model Audi RS 4 Avant, new Audi RS 5 Coupé also made its debut in China. At this point, Audi's A, Q, R three series of models will continue to help boost the Audi brand sales in China.

From the perspective of the global market, Audi continues to show good development in the North American market. In April, the Mexican market increased by 0.9% to 1,058 vehicles. In the Canadian market, Audi broke the sales record for 28 consecutive months. In April, it achieved the best monthly performance in the history of the region with a sales growth rate of 13.9% and a delivery volume of 4,108 units.

In the US market, Audi sales rose by 2.1% to 19,104 units in April. Like many markets, the Audi Q5 and A5 models have seen the most rapid growth, with the Q5 becoming Audi's best-selling model in the United States. Since the beginning of this year, the delivery of the Audi Q5 in the United States has reached 19,305 vehicles, an increase of 18.1% year-on-year. From January to April this year, Audi successfully achieved a continuous increase in cumulative sales in the United States. Since the beginning of the year, the United States has delivered 69,156 vehicles in the market, an increase of 7.5%. In the North American market, sales increased by 8.3% in January-April this year, with a delivery volume of approximately 85,650 units.

The upcoming replacement of models in the European market will continue to have a significant impact. In April of this year, Audi’s car delivery in the European market declined by 4.1% to approximately 72,550 vehicles. The drop in sales in the major markets had a negative impact on sales of Audi in the European market, particularly in the German and French markets, which dropped by 5.4% and 12.7%, respectively, and sold 26,696 vehicles and 5,238 vehicles. In contrast, sales in the Italian market increased by 4.6%. In the past four months, Audi sold about 288,550 vehicles throughout the European market, a 4.6% decrease from the same period last year.