Debut to Shanghai for the new Q3 Audios crossover

ROME - the German Audios previews to make to make one's debut the Q3, new crossover entry-level, to the next Hall of Shanghai at the end of the month and launch the car in Europe in the October month. The Q3 that is born on the same pianale of Volkswagen Tiguan, will make part of the same range of crossover the Audios Q5 and Q7. It will be constructed in Spain and it will become competitor of BMW X1.Il a debut American of the Q3 has not been announced. Peter Schwarzenbauer, member of the council Audios, responsible sales and marketing, has reported to Automotive News Europe that the Q3 would have to go in sale on the market of the United States from 12 to 15 months after the beginning of the sales in Europe. The sales in the United States of the models Q5 and Q7 go very well. The Audios would be thus reluctant to introduce the Q3 too soon because it could make to reduce the question of the crossover more profitable. To said of the house the widening of the range it would have the objective to make to become the brand Audios leader in the field of the cars premium. The strong question of car of luxury in the United States, in Europe, Russia and China are pushing Audios and other marks premium to widen the offer of the models. After to have launch the great SUV, now tip to the addition of the small crossover in order to answer itself to the strictest norms than saving of fuel and to the tastes of the consumers whom they are changing. The sales Audios to world-wide level in the first trimester are gone up to 312.600 units, with an increase of the 18 for hundreds regarding the same period of the year precedence. In the first trimester BMW is remained the brand premium more sold the world but Audios have exceeded Mercedes-Benz in terms of volume of sales. The Mercedes sales in the first trimester are gone up of the 13 for hundreds, to 280.552 units. The increase of the sales Audios has been helped from its position of great leader in the market of China, strong expansion, and from the introduction of the new models, like the compact A1 in Europe. The brand expects that the Q3 new and the redesigned A6 can carry an ulterior increase of the sales the next year. The Audios this year hopes to sell 114,000 vehicles in the United States, against 101.629 in 2010. According to the house the increase of the sales will be hauled within the end of the year from the question of the new sedan launch A8 flagship the slid year, from the new coup A7 and the redesigned A6. The Audios expect that the sales in the United States catch up from 130.000 to 140.000 units within the half of the decade