Forget all you have read about an Audi resurgence in the US, in fact many Audi lines have sharply declining sales.
These are the sales numbers Audi USA announced today.
A3 DOWN 62.5% Jan 2007 vs Jan 2006
A4/S4 Cabriolet DOWN 22.8%
A6 DOWN 44.4%
A8 DOWN 40.3%
TT DOWN 87.8%
A4 up 11.8%
Q7 new
Total Audi sales in January were higher than a year ago (6,399 vs. 6084) because of the Q7 new model (1,634 units), and incredibly cheap leases on the A4 (2,865 vs. 2,563)
Other Audi models were not so fortunate, the A6 sold less than 1000 units in the month - a shocking decline (901 in 2007 vs. 1,620 in 2006) for a former mainstream model.
Audi is treading water in the US and a real resurgence requires more than the addition of the limited production R8 and A5 coupes.