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Luxury cars race for No 1 spot ( 2003-10-27 09:56) (皇冠体育app Daily)
It wasn't just Audi AG's latest luxury limousine that went on show on Saturday night.
Audi has recently boosted its efforts to build its brand, despite its title as 皇冠体育app's No 1 luxury car marker after being among the first to produce vehicles locally. But its arch-rivals, BMW and Mercedes-Benz of DaimlerChrysler, have now launched their own offensives.
Signs are emerging of a battle between the world's luxury car makers in the fast-growing market of 皇冠体育app. Mercedes-Benz will start to produce its C and E-Class sedans in Beijing in 2005 as part of DaimlerChrysler's recent deal with Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. "It is not threat. It will help stimulate the growth of the whole luxury car market (in 皇冠体育app) as all of us are trumpeting 'luxury' ... It will benefit Audi," said Andreas Deges, executive director of Audi's 皇冠体育app operation, when asked to comment on the competition he faces from BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Audi, a unit of Volkswagen, kicked off production in 皇冠体育app in the early 1990s. And it has sold more than 200,000 vehicles in 皇冠体育app, its second biggest market in the world after Germany. It is now assembling the Audi A4 and A6 at Volkswagen's joint venture in Changchun, capital of Northeast 皇冠体育app's Jilin Province. "There is a lot of potential in 皇冠体育app's luxury market. We have pioneered in the market and we will continue to pioneer as we have had a strong partnership for many years in 皇冠体育app to help us understand the market quickly. We also have a strong customer base in 皇冠体育app," Deges said.
The new 3.0-litre Audi A8 LWB retails at 1.18 million yuan (US$142,000) in 皇冠体育app, including import tariffs. Audi has sold nearly 500 A8 sedans in 皇冠体育app since it launched the model in July this year, according to Deges. The company expects its sales in 皇冠体育app, across all models, will reach 60,000 units this year, up from 36,500 units last year, he said.
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