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ECONOMIC REPORT
DELIVERIES AND DISTRIBUTION
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//// AUDI A4
At more than 6.5 million vehicles, the Audi A4 is the most-built
Audi ever. The gradual introduction of the new Audi A4 Sedan
and Audi A4 Avant models has been in progress since November
2015. They impress with their aerodynamics and new techno-
logies that are designed to increase efficiency in particular.
Two versions that will be available from 2016 also made their
debuts at motor shows: the Audi S4 Sedan at the 2015 Inter-
national Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt and the Audi S4 Avant
at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. In addition, we presented the
new Audi A4 allroad quattro at the North American Interna-
tional Auto Show 2016 in Detroit. The Audi A4L Sedan with
extended wheelbase is available on the Chinese market. A total
of 313,702 (327,570) vehicles of the A4 family were handed
over to customers in the 2015 fiscal year. This figure compris-
es both vehicles of the new generation and the previous gener-
ation, such as top-of-the-range model Audi RS4 Avant. Even
though our predecessor car line was well into its product life
cycle, we succeeded in maintaining a high volume of deliveries
with a decrease of 4.2 percent.
//// AUDI A5
The vehicles in our A5 car line are available in three body ver-
sions in the first generation. The characteristic features of the
five-door A5 Sportback and the two-door A5 Coupé are their
flowing silhouette and their elegant, sporty style. The
A5 Cabriolet is an open four-seater in the mid-class market
segment. The portfolio of the A5 family also includes the
sporty models S5 Coupé, S5 Sportback and S5 Cabriolet. Our
high-performance models RS5 Coupé and RS5 Cabriolet were
also handed over to customers in 2015. In the period under
review, we delivered 78,684 (90,122) vehicles of the A5 car
line to customers.
//// AUDI Q5
Our SUV in the mid-class market segment – the Audi Q5 – is
currently available in its first generation. It is proving an un-
precedented success thanks to its successful combination of
design, size, driving experience and functionality: Since it first
came onto the market in 2008, we have delivered over
1.3 million of the Audi Q5 to customers. This car line is round-
ed out with the sporty Audi SQ5, which is available with 3.0 TDI
or 3.0 TFSI engine depending on the market. In addition, the
gradual rollout of the SQ5 TDI plus started in December 2015.
We were able to hand over 266,968 (247,446) vehicles of the
Audi Q5 family to customers in the past fiscal year – an in-
crease of 7.9 percent in deliveries.
//// AUDI A6
The Audi A6 is our successful model in the full-size category
and has been available with extensive improvements since
2014. Within the A6 family, customers can choose from the
A6 Sedan, A6 Avant and A6 allroad quattro body versions. Audi
also offers two S models in the shape of the S6 Sedan and
S6 Avant – sports cars built for everyday driving. The RS6 Avant,
which was improved at the end of 2014, and the more power-
ful RS6 Avant performance are the high-performance athletes
in this car line. The RS6 Avant performance has been gradually
rolled out since November 2015. In addition, the long-wheel-
base version of our A6 Sedan, built specifically in response to
local customer requirements, is available in the Chinese market;
an updated version appeared on that market at the start of
2016. We are also planning to launch the Audi A6L e-tron in
the Chinese market in 2016. Total deliveries of the A6 family
came to 296,613 (303,591) vehicles in 2015.
//// AUDI A7
The Audi A7 Sportback is a five-door coupe characterized by its
flat, dynamic roof line. The first generation of the A7 family,
which underwent improvement in 2014, has been enhanced
with the sporty Audi S7 Sportback model and the high-
performance RS7 Sportback. The market introduction of the
new Audi RS7 Sportback performance also started in Novem-
ber 2015. In the period under review, we were able to hand
over 28,779 (29,162) vehicles of the A7 car line to customers.
//// AUDI Q7
The second generation of our Audi Q7 has been available to
customers since the start of its gradual global introduction in
June 2015. The full-size SUV emphasizes our expertise in
lightweight construction and efficiency as well as in infotain-
ment and assistance systems. The new Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI
quattro will also be available for ordering in our home market
Germany in 2016 – a plug-in hybrid model with six-cylinder TDI
engine and quattro drive. The same year will see the addition
of the Audi SQ7 TDI to the Q7 family, with its world premiere
scheduled for the Annual Press Conference in March 2016.
71,173 (62,166) customers chose a model from the Audi Q7
car line in the past fiscal year.
//// AUDI A8
The Audi A8 combines dynamic exterior design and sporty
handling with superb equipment for comfort and convenience,
plus an exclusive interior. The models of the A8 family are now