Audi Recognizes 106 Dealers With 2011 Magna Society Awards

- Magna Society program honors the best of the best among all U.S. Audi dealers

- To earn the award, dealers must meet customer service and business objectives

- The recognition fits alongside growth of Audi exclusive dealerships in the U.S.

HERNDON, VA--March 19, 2012: Audi identified its top performing U.S. dealerships throughout 2011, a year that saw the brand and its retail partners post record sales results.

In all, 106 Audi dealerships earned the 2011 Magna Society recognition by providing superlative customer service while achieving strong overall business performance. Audi also recognized 10 dealerships as 2011 Audi Elite Magna Society winners, signifying their performance in the year stood out as the best of the best.

The 10 2011 Audi Elite Magna Society winners are: Audi North Scottsdale (AZ), Audi Concord (CA), Hoffman Audi of New London (CT), Audi Coral Springs (FL), Audi of Lexington (KY), Audi Burlington (MA), Bell Audi (Edison, NJ), Audi Henderson (NV), Audi Chantilly (VA), Audi Appleton (WI).

Audi established the Magna Society to recognize U.S. dealerships that stand out as the best of the best. To qualify, dealerships can't just meet or exceed sales targets. They must also demonstrate they are maintaining a solid financial foundation, merit high customer satisfaction scores and show their facilities and staffs represent the progressive Audi culture.

"At Audi, we intend to continuously improve the experience our customers encounter each time they interact with our premium brand," said Johan de Nysschen, President, Audi of America. "With the annual Magna Society awards we celebrate our dealer partners who've done the most to further that goal in the past year, while ensuring their franchise rests on a thriving business model."

The annual Magna Society awards fit with long-range plans established by Audi and its franchise partners to make Audi facilities more exclusive. In 2011, Audi increased its share of the U.S. imported luxury car segment to 9.5%, based on record annual U.S. sales of 117,561. The number of dealership locations exclusively selling Audi models increased by the end of 2011 to 153 in the U.S. from 15 exclusive dealerships operating in 1999.

Between 2008 and 2011, more than $206 million of Audi U.S. dealership investments came online. That level of intense capital investment is expected to continue, as nearly one-third of the network engages in facility actions the next two years, in order to address capacity growth.

By the end of 2011, 95% of Audi sales in the U.S. came from exclusive or brand-dedicated facilities. An Audi exclusive location sells only Audi models. A brand-dedicated facility sells only Audi cars and SUVs, but is adjacent to other franchises.

The 2011 Magna Society award winners are as follows:

Parker Audi	Little Rock	AR
Audi North Scottsdale *	Phoenix	AZ
Audi of Tucson	Tucson	AZ
Audi Auto Gallery	Woodland Hills	CA
Audi Concord *	Concord	CA
Audi Escondido	Escondido	CA
Audi Mission Viejo	Mission Viejo	CA
Audi Oxnard	Oxnard	CA
Bakersfield Audi	Bakersfield	CA
Circle Audi	Long Beach	CA
Elk Grove Audi	Elk Grove	CA
Hoehn Audi	Carlsbad	CA
Keyes Audi	Van Nuys	CA
Livermore Audi	Livermore	CA
McKenna Audi	Norwalk	CA
Niello Audi	Sacramento	CA
Pacific Audi	Torrance	CA
Rector Audi	Burlingame	CA
Rusnak Audi	Pasadena	CA
Rusnak/Westlake Audi	Thousand Oaks	CA
Santa Monica Audi	Santa Monica	CA
Stevens Creek Audi	San Jose	CA
Walter's Audi	Riverside	CA
Ed Carroll Audi	Fort Collins	CO
Elk Mountain Audi	Glenwood Springs	CO
McDonald Automotive Group Audi	Littleton	CO
Prestige Audi	Lakewood	CO
Audi of Fairfield	Fairfield	CT
Danbury Audi	Danbury	CT
Hoffman Audi of New London *	New London	CT
Audi Wilmington	Wilmington	DE
Audi Coral Springs *	Coral Springs	FL
Audi Jacksonville	Jacksonville	FL
Audi Melbourne	Melbourne	FL
Audi Naples	Naples	FL
Audi Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines	FL
Prestige Audi	North Miami Beach	FL
The Collection Audi	Coral Gables	FL
Audi North Atlanta	Roswell	GA
Gwinnett Audi	Duluth	GA
Jim Ellis Audi Atlanta	Atlanta	GA
Jim Ellis Audi Marietta	Marietta	GA
Audi Quad Cities	Davenport	IA
Carousel Audi Iowa City	Iowa City	IA
Audi Westmont	Westmont	IL
Continental Audi of Naperville	Naperville	IL
The Audi Exchange	Highland Park	IL
Team Audi	Merrillville	IN
Tom Wood Audi	Indianapolis	IN
Audi of Lexington *	Lexington	KY
Blue Grass Audi	Louisville	KY
New Orleans Audi	Metairie	LA
Audi Burlington *	Burlington	MA
Audi Westwood	Westwood	MA
Ira Audi	Peabody	MA
Audi Silver Spring	Silver Spring	MD
Audi Farmington Hills	Farmington Hills	MI
Audi of Rochester Hills	Rochester Hills	MI
Delta Audi	Grand Rapids	MI
Carousel Audi	Minneapolis	MN
Audi Springfield	Springfield	MO
Audi West County	Ellisville	MO
Bozeman Audi	Bozeman	MT
Audi Raleigh	Raleigh	NC
Audi of Nashua	Nashua	NH
Audi Stratham	Stratham	NH
Audi Meadowlands	Secaucus	NJ
Audi Turnersville	Turnersville	NJ
Bell Audi *	Edison	NJ
DCH Millburn Audi	Maplewood	NJ
Flemington Audi	Flemington	NJ
Paul Miller Audi	Parsippany	NJ
Town Audi	Englewood	NJ
Audi Henderson *	Henderson	NV
Desert Audi	Las Vegas	NV
Burdick Audi	Cicero	NY
Audi Bedford	Bedford	OH
Byers Audi	Columbus	OH
Sunnyside Audi	Middleburg Heights	OH
The Audi Connection	Cincinnati	OH
White-Allen Audi	Dayton	OH
Audi Wilsonville	Wilsonville	OR
Sunset Audi	Beaverton	OR
Audi Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg	PA
Audi Warwick	Warwick	RI
Graham Audi	Sioux Falls	SD
Audi Nashville	Nashville	TN
Audi Dallas	Dallas	TX
Audi El Paso	El Paso	TX
Audi North Austin	Austin	TX
Audi North Houston	Houston	TX
Audi West Houston	Houston	TX
Boardwalk Audi	Plano	TX
Cavender Audi	San Antonio	TX
Fort Worth Audi	Fort Worth	TX
Audi Chantilly *	Chantilly	VA
Audi of Tysons Corner	Vienna	VA
Appleway Audi	Spokane	WA
Barrier Audi	Bellevue	WA
Roger Jobs Audi	Bellingham	WA
University Audi	Seattle	WA
Audi Appleton *	Appleton	WI
Audi Milwaukee	Milwaukee	WI
Audi North Shore	Brown Deer	WI
Car City Audi	Eau Claire	WI
Zimbrick Audi	Madison	WI

* - 2011 Audi Elite Magna Society winners.