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Audi says August sales up 2.9 percent on Chinese demand for compact cars

Published 09/13/2016, 05:15 AM
Updated 09/13/2016, 05:20 AM
© Reuters. The logo of Audi is pictured at the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Audi (DE:VOWG_p) increased global sales 2.9 percent in August on strong demand in its key Chinese market for luxury compact cars including the A3 and Q3 models.

The Volkswagen-owned division on Tuesday said deliveries rose to 132,350 autos last month from 128,647 a year earlier, with eight-month sales up 4.9 percent at 1.23 million.

Sales in China were up 8.8 percent at 49,154 cars, expanding year-to-date registrations in Audi's largest market 6.8 percent to 361,315.

German luxury rival BMW (DE:BMWG) earlier on Tuesday reported a 5 percent increase in brand sales to 142,554 cars, with eight-month sales up 5.5 percent at 1.28 million.

© Reuters. The logo of Audi is pictured at the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing

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