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Audi Admidts US Sales May Slip in 2008
Audi AG's first-quarter sales slipped slightly from a year ago because of the stronger euro, the German automaker said Monday, but its operating profit was up 28 percent amid demand for its cars.

The Ingolstadt-based maker of the Audi TT, A4 and other models, said its operating profit for the first three months of the year was 514 million euros ($803.3 million) compared with 401 million euros in 2007.

Audi did not release its net profit figures for the quarter.

Looking forward, Audi said it expects its sales momentum in the U.S. and Western Europe to stagnate or even decline, but said stronger growth in China, India and Russia would help offset that.

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Audi Admidts US Sales May Slip in 2008



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Htay7500Htay7500 - 4/28/2008 6:22:06 PM
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you spelled "admits" wrong...

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EnnNorakEnnNorak - 4/28/2008 6:57:58 PM
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who cares -- hthe batteries in his worelss keyboard are brobably on the berge of quitting ar he needs a new keybiard. The foregoing is what happens when I type fast without proofreading.


GermanNutGermanNut - 4/28/2008 6:59:19 PM
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Oh well. The U.S. car market is soon going to take a back seat to the largest car market in the world - China. Audi outsells BMW by a 2 to 1 ratio in China and Audi will rely on its Chinese stronghold to propel itself past Mercedes-Benz.

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amazinBimmeramazinBimmer - 4/28/2008 7:16:48 PM
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hahaha., by selling half price A3s?

hahah

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Spoonie_GSpoonie_G - 4/28/2008 8:18:19 PM
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That's what happens when your bread-and-butter sports sedan is always last in performance when compared to its competition.

Audi needs to can the 3.2L V-6. That engine is underpowered. Not only do the competing cars offer much more HP, They are also more fuel efficient.

As long as Audi continues to have the weakest performance in its class, their cars will not sell in the US.

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chewychewy - 4/28/2008 11:47:07 PMView My AgentSpace
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Wrong. Show me an all wheel drive luxury car with a V6 that gets better than 18/27 EPA mpg. (That's what the A5 gets) You will get a cookie if you can find one. [Hint, BMW doesn't have one]


bmwdrvrbmwdrvr - 4/29/2008 6:36:06 AM
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well given the fact that the 335xi with a 300hp twin turbo can get times faster than the 340 hp "13" mpg S4, and keep up with the "14" mpg S5 and get 17 25 i think there is your fuel efficiency problem right there.....since all the Audi people keep saying that it competes with the S cars the "306" hp G35 will also get this 17 25.....oh and for the record the Lexus IS250 gets better gas mileage than the A5....that and the current model "A4" gets gas mileage equal to its so called S4, and S5 competition so go figure....


HeyhuubHeyhuub - 4/29/2008 8:46:08 AM
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Who the hell cares about fuel economy when you'v got an V8 S4/S5. For 335i drivers i could imagine why, because it's allot cheaper then the S5.

And talking about V6's, what about the BMW 330i or Mercedes C350? Are they slow and underpowered too?




markanthony0419markanthony0419 - 4/29/2008 9:17:35 AM
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Audi is and always was underpowered. I want an S5 cause of the looks and the interior but cant justify paying 8k more for the s5 over the bmw 335xi. Identical performace with the 8k i save factoring in pricing and the free maintenance from bmw i can get the dinan software for 1500 doesnt void any warentee cause its from bmw. that gives me 384 hp all wheel drive and 6600 saved over the s5 and it gives me m3 performance.


raikkonenraikkonen - 4/29/2008 10:00:48 AM
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Don't listen to Chewy...he only appears to defend his precious Audi. He even defends the slo-mo-fo V6 - you know he's a fanatic! Audi can do no wrong and don't deserve any criticism according to Chewbaka.


bmwdrvrbmwdrvr - 4/29/2008 10:34:19 AM
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oh and heyhuub you may want to check the price on a 335xi compared to an S5 and than tell me if it is so much cheaper, while the S5 has a higher entry price a 335xi equipped like the S5 including 19 inch wheels is right there with it in price you can always tell a non car enthusisast but someone with a brand bias when they switch to price to explain why a car is better anyone that can afford a Camry running some 30-35 grand im sure could afford more if they wanted to. All audi did was load and OVERPRICE the car to appear out of the G37,and 335i's class while offering dismal fuel economy which hey is important now adays, whether you can afford it or not. If jaguar as old as its engines are can get better epa ratings from a Jaguar XKR with 420hp, i think Audi could be a little more responsible and produce a car that has 350hp which now adays isnt braggins rights in this class and get decent gas mileage....oh and on the 255hp 330i, and 268hp C350 both of which will keep up with or outrun the A5 all while offering real steering feedback and a good ride no they arent underpowered but if it takes 265hp to get to 60 in 6.1 seconds from a coupe the size of A5 maybe it is....


HeyhuubHeyhuub - 4/29/2008 12:37:40 PM
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Let's not talk about the pathetic economy ratings of BMW's V8's and V10 then.
The BMW 650i weighs exacly the same as the Audi S5, produces only slightly more power and despite it's RWD vs the AWD Audi it's milage is exacly the same as that of the S5.
Or the how about the Audi A8 4.2 FSI. Again despite the AWD it can achieve better milage the allot less powerfull 740i and the slightly more powerfull yet slower 750i.

Not to mention the RS6 vs the M5. Where the RS6 is more powerfull, faster, heavier, has a conventional automatic and has AWD it still provides a better combined milage of 17MPG versus the 15.9 MPG of the BMW M5.

At that both the more powerfull 273hp and 272hp 330i and C350 are slower to 62 then the new 265hp A4 3.2 quattro.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 4/29/2008 5:52:51 PMView My AgentSpace
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"and keep up with the "14" mpg S5"

That's the thing, it can't. On top of what Heyhuub said (great post!), the S5 is about 4 tenths of a second quicker than the 335xi. 4.8 is the 335xi's best time; it has yet to achieve it more than once. The S5 has achieved consistent 4.5-4.8 sec times.


chewychewy - 4/29/2008 6:28:36 PMView My AgentSpace
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bmwdrvr/ any one else I challange you to find a luxury car with a V6/I6 (over 250 hp at minimum) that has AWD and gets over 18/27. (the A5, and new A4 satisfy all of these requirements) Go ahead and search

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

comeback and report your findings

And the RS4 with 420 hp and more torque, and AWD gets 13/20 compared to 14/20 for the M3.


bmwdrvrbmwdrvr - 4/29/2008 9:29:36 PM
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S4 always getting facts wrong first off the car that most mags test is the 335i not the 335xi the 335i has on more than one occasion, mag, and test gotten a 4.8 second 0-60 with the highest test time ive seen being 5.2, the S5 gets somewhere between 4.8-5.2, with 2 more cylinders and a 14 mpg epa rating hmmm less than the get this 7.0 liter Z06 with 150 more horsepower. In fact the 335xi is faster than the 335i. So save the Bias, Facts speak louder.....its ashame if anyone else reads how unfactual these Audi fans post are they will see they dont know cars. a 335xi not fully loaded but optioned like a 54,000 S5, could run into 56,000....how comical to say people would buy a 335i would be concerned about fuel economy because it is cheaper than the gass guzzling S5 simply because AUDI cant get the performance of its competition without getting truck like epa ratings. As many diesel cars that are out there to improve MPG, including the AUDI diesels, how ignorrant to say only people that cant afford things care about fuel economy. If the hand me down brand AUDI can find ways to make high end diesels for the sheer purpose of getting more MPG but hey thats the crazed AUDI I imagine it paints a poor picture of those that these hand me down cars appeal to


amazinBimmeramazinBimmer - 4/28/2008 11:05:11 PM
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spoonie.. where have you been .. talk some sense into these kids... they have been working at mcdonalds too long.. cant afford the real deal

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 4/28/2008 11:38:13 PMView My AgentSpace
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Do you idiots not think the same thing will happen to BMW? Especially when BMW doesn't have China to lean on.

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chewychewy - 4/28/2008 11:41:52 PMView My AgentSpace
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A year ago one Euro was worth $1.36. Today it's worth $1.57.

This means that last year during the same time period they sold 11.832 billion dollars worth of Audis. This year they sold 12.9 billion dollars worth of Audis in the same time period.

This is why they have made 803.3 million dollars more during the first 3 months of 08 than they did of 07. I thought the smart people that could afford to buy BMWs were all smart economists. I guess none of them are AutoSpies members.

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chewychewy - 4/28/2008 11:44:22 PMView My AgentSpace
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Audi has one of the smallest loss of sales in 08 compared to the competition.


amazinBimmeramazinBimmer - 4/29/2008 7:47:01 AM
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on a smaller base. and with fewr cars sold in developed countries. and with their sales in third world countries comprised of shittier cars (fwd A3s and fwd A4s). Yes thei exposure to the US is smaller.. but so is their upside. doomed to be a lexus competitor for the near future.

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2ndbimmer2ndbimmer - 4/29/2008 11:14:53 AM
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i think every car manufacture will admit to low sales in the US for 2008. The elction needs to hurry up and get over with and get confidence in spending again.

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GermanNutGermanNut - 4/29/2008 11:44:08 AM
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Doomed to be a Lexus competitor???

How so, amazinIdiot? Audi is going to sell over a million cars this year ad they are closer in sales to Mercedes-Benz than they are to Lexus

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raikkonenraikkonen - 4/29/2008 12:38:03 PM
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Yea...a million cars. 900,000 of which are Golfs...oops, I mean A3's.


HeyhuubHeyhuub - 4/29/2008 1:47:42 PM
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Yeah and BMW mostly sells pathetic 116i and 316i's


amazinBimmeramazinBimmer - 4/29/2008 1:36:38 PM
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germanmoron.. they are closer to ford. Look at their sales numbers.. kimi.. dont talk to this 12 year old.. he drives a jeep or something.

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GermanNutGermanNut - 4/29/2008 5:14:15 PM
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Gee amazinBimmer you lose intelligence with every passing day.

Audi sales will be right around 1 million for 2008.

Mercedes-Benz sales will be right around 1.2 million for 2008

Lexus sales will be around 500,000 for 2008.

1.2 mllion - 1 million = 200,000

1 million - 500,000 = 500,000

Ford is an AMERICAN car company and Audi is a GERMAN car company.

Any more useless comparisons and stupid lies out of you. With every passing remark you make Audi's product portfolio is strengthened, their sales globally are rising and their profits are soaring.

Keep talking nonsense and watch Audi turn into a powerhouse right before your very eyes as it becomes number two in gobal sales annually.

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VISOVISO - 4/29/2008 5:59:07 PM
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" Audi AG's first-quarter sales slipped slightly from a year ago because of the stronger euro, the German automaker said Monday, but its operating profit was up 28 percent amid demand for its cars.

The Ingolstadt-based maker of the Audi TT, A4 and other models, said its operating profit for the first three months of the year was 514 million euros ($803.3 million) compared with 401 million euros in 2007."

hmm...sounds pretty profitable to me, not tom mention demand is solid. Didn't BMW just take a crap of over 300,000 million USD loss recently due to poor lease residuals and factors in the US. You BMW fans just cannot face reality. Also, Remove Mini Sales and Smart sales, the total sales numbers of the top three global premium brands seem a lot closer than you may realize. And yes, the A3 slaughters the 1-Series in sales globally as it has done since day one.

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amazinBimmeramazinBimmer - 4/29/2008 6:22:14 PM
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germanut... a used car salesman

Viso.. you??. idiot doesnt recognize the th e 1 series just launched in the US...hahah. high school education.

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4x4rules4x4rules - 5/1/2008 5:43:18 PM
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AmazinBimmer

heres a tip-ESL toll free number-just for you:

1800DUMBASS


VISOVISO - 4/29/2008 10:50:04 PM
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Please amazingidiot, don't belittle yourself by showing us your level of education. Obviously, it isn't very high as you can barely put together a coherent sentence with actual substance to it. It always makes me laugh how you can never actually return an educated answer when your false and delusional statements are challenged.

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GermanNutGermanNut - 4/30/2008 12:14:57 AM
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Watch this AmazinIdiot...you think BMW can do wrong? NEWS FLASH: BMW just did bad, the terrible economy coupled with a weak U.S. Dollar hurt BMW sales...more to come via my submitted article.

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4x4rules4x4rules - 5/1/2008 5:41:38 PM
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Unamazingbimmer is truly an amazingidiot.


RandyMRandyM - 5/1/2008 5:48:00 PM
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amazinBimmer=assclown

He wears BMW underoos, lives in his parents basement and is 30 years old. They don't know what to do with him.


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