Audi Breaks All-Time U.S. Sales Record - 2nd Consecutive Year

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 3 -- Audi of America reported its all-time best sales year and has broken its U.S. sales record of 80,372 units sold in 2000. Total Audi sales for 2001 are 83,283, up 3.6 percent over 2000 sales. For the month, Audi reported sales of 7,218, down 3.0 percent over last year's mark of 7,440.

Audi's all-new, award winning A4 enjoyed sales of 4,120, up 25.5 percent versus last year's sales of 3,282. This marks the best month ever for A4 sales.

Sales by model:

The Audi TT reported 896 units sold versus 1,332 units in December 2000. The Audi A4 sold 4,120 units versus 3,282 for the same month last year. The A6 posted 1,613 sales for the month versus 2,098 in December 2000. The Audi allroad quattro sold 423 for the month versus 522 in December 2000.

The Audi A8 sold 166 units for the month versus 206 in December 2000.