November 2017: Audi of America

[William Maley]

Audi of America marks November sales increase as the new Q5, new-to-the U.S. A5 Sportback and Q7 lead consumer demand

• Q7 sales rose 26 percent; Q5 increased sales by 31 percent
• Sales of the new A5 Sportback totaled 1,130
• SUV sales increased 23 percent

HERNDON, Virginia, December 1, 2017 – Audi of America reported a November sales increase of 12 percent to 19,195 deliveries, as the Q7, new Q5 and the new-to-the U.S. A5 Sportback, lead consumer demand.

November was the 83rd straight record sales month for Audi of America. The previous November record was set last year with 17,118 deliveries. Audi has now sold 199,534 vehicles in the U.S. this year. Year-to-date, Audi sales have increased 6.7 percent.

"Positive consumer response to the Q7, new Q5 and new-to-the U.S. A5 Sportback shows that Audi's award-winning engineering and technology can succeed in a highly competitive market," said Cian O'Brien, chief operating officer, Audi of America. "Encouraged by robust consumer demand and our annual Season of Audi Sales event, we're positioned for a strong finish to 2017."

Consumer demand for the new Q5 and Q7 helped drive November's sales increase.  Deliveries of the Q5 were up 31 percent to 5,467. The Q7 deliveries increased to 3,292, and have now increased 23 percent year-to-date. SUV sales for Audi increased 23 percent to 10,351.

The addition of the A5 Sportback to the A5 Cabriolet and Coupe lineup has brought total sales to 2,243 over last November. Sales of the A5 Cabriolet and Coupe more than doubled to 1,113.

AUDI US SNAPSHOT	--MTD--			--YTD--
Model Line	Nov '17 Actual	Nov '16 Actual	Yr/Yr % change	Nov '17 YTD  Actual	Nov '16 YTD Actual	Yr/Yr % change
A3	1,336	1,669	-20.0%	18,979	24,943	-23.9%
A3 e-tron	38	394	-90.4%	2,607	3,691	-29.4%
A4	2,690	3,143	-14.4%	30,518	30,678	-0.5%
A5	2,243	482	365.4%	18,343	7,763	136.3%
A6	1,340	1,532	-12.5%	14,334	16,670	-14.0%
A7	453	576	-21.4%	4,357	5,747	-24.2%
A8	217	343	-36.7%	2,861	3,648	-21.6%
allroad	297	271	9.6%	2,879	1,989	44.7%
Q3	1,592	1,613	-1.3%	18,266	18,001	1.5%
Q5	5,467	4,187	30.6%	50,109	43,154	16.1%
Q7	3,292	2,605	26.4%	33,508	27,288	22.8%
R8	39	63	-38.1%	716	654	9.5%
TT	191	240	-20.4%	2,057	2,792	-26.3%
Total Audi Sales	19,195	17,118	12.1%	199,534	187,018	6.7%
Total CPO Sales	3,480	3,705	-6.1%	43,244	41,923	3.2%