By 2025, Audi would have done better business in India than in Japan-20000 units per year. A boardmember revealed that the company is fully aware of the growing potential in the Indian market. As a result, there will be more investment and expansion to boost the sale of Audi in India. However the company could fetch a sale of just 1658 units in India in 2009, against 15000 units in Japan.
To increase the sale there will be assembling of more models in India, along with the ones done in Skoda unit in Aurangabad. The MD for India said from 2010, the assembling of Q5 will be from Aurangabad plant in addition to demanding models like the series A1 –A8. The target for this year, he said, is 40% growth by selling 2300 units. In the Auto Expo the company introduced Q7, an suv(4.2lit engine) and a door sport back concept car. At Rs37 lakhs, there will be more limited edition of A6 sedan. The company’s net investment in India is Rs210 crores.