The Bramall and Jones retail network has acquired a third Audi centre to take its turnover close to £100m and is planning a four-brand group with 12 to 15 dealerships.
Audi has launched a new sports utility vehicle design study, which debuted at this month’s Detroit Motor Show.
Audi has sold Cosworth Technology, the Northamptonshire-based engine-maker, to automotive German parts manufacturer Mahle for an undisclosed price.
Audi UK is about to report its fifth successive record sales year - and is out-performing Audi of America for the title of most successful Audi importer outside Germany.
Sleeker and better to drive than before, the revised A4 offers one of the widest ranges in its sector with nine engine choices, four transmissions and the option of quattro four-wheel drive on certain models
Swansway Garages Group is to open a new £3m Audi centre in Stafford before Christmas, to complete a busy year for the Crewe-based company.
Audi expects its Q7 SUV to add 10,000 sales to its annual UK volumes when the seven-seater vehicle, which is based on the Pikes Peak concept first unveiled at the 2003 Detroit Motor Show, arrives here in early 2006.
Audi has launched a new 2.7 TDI engine which will be added to its A6 saloon range this month.
Audi will offer an Avant version of its new A6 next spring to rival models like the Mercedes-Benz E-class estate and the BMW 5-series Touring.
The latest Audi A4 models will hold their value more than other prestige German rivals over 3 years/ 60,000 miles, according to the latest issue of CAP Monitor.
Audi has announced it will be launching its new A2 1.4 (73bhp) Special Edition and A2 1.4 TDI (73bhp) Special Edition models to order now at OTR prices of £12,715 and £13,695 with more standard equipment, saving the equivalent of £2,000.
Thieves who made off with nine Audi TT’s from an Audi dealership were foiled by a security system fitted to some of the cars.
Southampton-based Volkswagen and Audi dealer Testwood Motor Group has been split up and sold off after two of its three directors – Melvyn Hobson and David Henley – decided to retire.
A VW dealer will soon acquire the Audi franchise for the first time, and in the same area, which Volkswagen UK hopes will end speculation among its retailers that dual VW/Audi representation is barred.
Cosworth Technology, the specialist engine builder, has been put up for sale by its owner Audi.
Audi is to sell its Cosworth Technology business, its specialist commercial engine maker, for a price believed to be in the region of £50m.
Volkswagen and Audi are understood to be splitting their franchises to prevent dealer groups from operating both in the same region.
Paul Willis, Volkswagen UK director, has rejected outright the suggestion that retailers are no longer allowed to represent both VW and Audi in the same area.
The world’s largest Audi retail venue is set to become a new Scottish landmark when it officially opens for business in Glasgow on October 11.
Kevin Rose, who has overseen spectacular 85% growth in Audi’s UK sales volume and consolidated the brand’s premium status since becoming director in 1999, is being courted about taking a senior role within the company’s rapidly expanding Chinese operation.
