Audi Canada Achieves Best Year Ever with December Sales Results

AJAX, Ontario – Audi today announced that it achieved its best sales year ever in Canada with its December sales result of 625 new automobiles, a 23.8% increase over the 505 units sold in December 2005. Year over year, Audi’s full year sales in Canada were 14% higher than 2005 (8,221 vs. 7,209).
“2006 was a banner year for Audi in Canada and in the world." said Diego Ramos, Head of Audi Canada. "We salute and thank our engineers for developing such fine examples of the Brand such as the new Audi Q7, the extreme RS4, the sovereign S6 and the supreme S8 (chosen by AJAC as the Best New Prestige Car) --- all introduced in 2006. We thank our dealers for providing an experience truly befitting a premium luxury brand and our customers for their smart choice. Our expectations are great for this year as we will also be launching several highly anticipated vehicles, including the TT Coupe and Roadster, R8, and A5 models."
Looking deeper, key contributors to the record result for 2006 were the Audi Q7 with 618 units sold since its introduction mid-June and the Audi A3 with a 43.8% increase over 2005 (the A3 was introduced mid-2005). The Audi RS 4 also rocketed past original sales expectations reflecting its 420 hp FSI V8 engine with 100+ units sold in just six months.
Audi’s Certified Pre-Owned sales also enjoyed very positive results with a 20.0% increase over 2005 (2,725 vs. 2,265). To learn more about Audi, its products, and Audi’s 100+ year history, visit www.audicanada.ca.

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