12 Votes

Boost it!

FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW: Audi Poised To Bring A1 Stateside

Agent009 submitted on 9/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:48:40 PM

10 user comments | Category: Spy News | Source: | SOURCE: www.bloomberg.com

 Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit may sell the next version of its new A1 compact car in the U.

S. to challenge Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s Mini, Handelsblatt reported today, citing Peter Schwarzenbauer, the head of sales.

The move, following the model’s introduction in Europe in mid-2010, would be part of Ingolstadt, Germany-based Audi’s plan to surpass BMW and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz in all markets worldwide by 2015


2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Photo Gallery

AutoSpies.com Photo Galleries

If you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to Mobile@AutoSpies.com

Share on Facebook


There are photos and then there are AutoSpies.com photos!

AutoSpies.com is ranked number one on Google search for auto shows

The 2009 Franfurt Motor Show gallery is sponsored by Lexus.



Read Article

FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW: Audi Poised To Bring A1 Stateside

About the Author

Agent009

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."

— Agent009 (View Profile)


User Comments

theoptimisticpessimist

And the crowd snored.

— theoptimisticpessimist (View Profile)

Posted on 9/15/2009 5:06:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

AudiNewEngland

So we get this shit but not the A5/S5 sportback or the b8 S4 avant?

— AudiNewEngland (View Profile)

Posted on 9/15/2009 6:01:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

theoptimisticpessimist

Hear, Hear,

— theoptimisticpessimist (View Profile)

Posted on 9/15/2009 6:52:06 PM | | Votes: 3   

aarononymous

sales numbers, maybe a few hundred total for S4 Avant & S5 sportback VS how many they expect to sell of these....maybe if their total sales improve they will bring more of the cars you want

— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 9/15/2009 8:53:26 PM | | Votes: 1   

1995e34

i expect mini to offer awd mighty quickly...cause this thing has mini in in its cross-hairs.

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/15/2009 9:23:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

AlleVier

This car is not quite stylish enough to compete against the Mini and style is a major concern for the Mini buyer. The Metroproject concept was stylish enough with its aluminum pillars, chicken-wire grill, and cute-but-mean face. They've watered this down to look like a, uh, small Audi.

— AlleVier (View Profile)

Posted on 9/16/2009 12:16:54 AM | | Votes: 3   

tecnopolis

It had better offer a diesel.

— tecnopolis (View Profile)

Posted on 9/16/2009 1:38:07 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Janizary

I agree, to a point. I'd really like to see an A1 TDI, but I wonder if Audi would consider it at too high a risk of canabalizing sales from the A3, or if they would be concerned about a the lower-cost A1 canabalizing sales from the Jetta TDI.

I'd look at a A1 TDI as my daily commuter, certainly.

— Janizary (View Profile)

Posted on 9/16/2009 11:48:50 AM | | Votes: 1   

AUTO_UNION

It's pretty!

— AUTO_UNION (View Profile)

Posted on 9/16/2009 11:15:34 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

SteedPub

That will be a nice option on the Audi showroom floor.

— SteedPub (View Profile)

Posted on 9/16/2009 1:27:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Add your Comments

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters): [img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent001.myautospies.com/images/sample.jpg[/img]