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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedAudi wants to double US sales by 2008; Winterkorn: New A6 will be key to growth.(News)(Audi AG)(Brief Article)
Automotive News Europe, March, 2004 by Weernink, Wim Oude
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Byline: Wim Oude Weernink
After its record results in 2003, Audi predicts even more growth, especially in the USA.
Last year Audi sold 769,893 cars worldwide, up from 742,128 units the previous year. Its pre-tax profit was [euro]1.11 billion, 70 percent of the whole VW group's 2003 pre-tax profit.
Martin Winterkorn, Audi's CEO, predicts that US sales will reach 200,000 units by 2008, more than double the 2003 total of 86,421.
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"Our focus is on BMW and Mercedes-Benz, who sell around 200,000 units each," Winterkorn said. "I don't see a problem achieving ...
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