Audi A6 gaining market share on 5-series and E-class?

Continuing the trend of sales increases from 2005, Audi of America, Inc. posted a 19.8% increase in sales for January 2006. Audi sold a total of 6,084 vehicles versus 5,077 vehicle sales in January 2005. Leading the sales gain for the month was the A6 with a total of 1,617, a 33.4% increase over last year. The A8 also had impressive gains with sales of 516 vehicles, a 44.5% increase over January 2005.

“We are striving to make 2006 an all-time record-sales year for Audi of America,” said Johan de Nysschen, Executive Vice President of Audi of America. “With the addition of the A3 3.2 quattro premium compact and the upcoming Audi Q7 performance SUV, 2006 looks to be a very bright year for Audi.”

2006 promises to be an exhilarating year for Audi of America. New vehicle launches for the 2007 Model Year include the Audi Q7 performance SUV, the ultra-high performance RS 4, the V10 FSI powered S6 and S8 sport-luxury sedans, and the newly redesigned A4 and S4 Cabriolet models.

atomicbri - 2/1/2006 1:29:46 PM

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Audi has always built a great product that I fel not enough people have tried to give a chance. Hopefully Audi will continue to grow with its new vehicles and expand in the marketplace.

Agent63 - 2/1/2006 11:32:31 PM

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Audi i hear has electrical problems. I don't think people who spends 50K + on a vehicle will wanna deal with those kinda problems. Audi's interiors aren't all that luxurious. Especially the A4's the seats are hard and give no way to the comfort seeking passengers. I've never sat in the A6 or A8 before but it's still not as classy as the 7series or the S-Class.

On another note, another car that may be just as classy would be the Jaguar XJ. English styling cues can never go wrong with the goal of having a luxurious vehicle.

JMd71 - 2/2/2006 7:44:38 PM

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Having owned 3 Audis - currently leasing an '06 A8 - I am continually amazed not many more Audis are on the road. BMW and MB and Lexus sell more cars because people like to follow other people. Do you think Chrysler's 300M would have sold as good as it has if the hip hop world didn't "dub" it? Do you think women who drive BMWs because they truly enjoy "driving" the ultimate machine? Audi touts their Quattro and and "Never Follow" tag. I, for one, enjoy passing SUVs and chained cars on the way up to Tahoe in my A8.