Audi sales up 6.1% to 438,229 units in Q1, 2015

The Audi Group has posted strong results for the first quarter of 2015. Worldwide sales have increased compared with the prior-year period by 6.1 percent to 438,229 units(Q1 2014: 412,848). Between January and March 2015, the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer of premium cars generated revenue of 14,651 million euros (Q1 2014: 12,951 million euros)and an operating profit of 1,422 million euros (Q1 2014: 1,314 million euros). Its operating return on sales was 9.7 percent.

At the publication of the interim report for the first quarter, Axel Strotbek, Board of Management Member for Finance and Organization at Audi AG, commented: “Despite ongoing high investment, we are systematically pursuing our ambitious profitability targets.”