| AUDI sold 1,003,469 cars in 2008 and achieved its 13th consecutive record year. Revenue for fiscal 2008 reached an all-time high of 34.2 billion euros, with profit before tax climbing to 3.2 billion euros. AUDI produces vehicles in Germany, Hungary, China and Belgium. Aurangabad in India saw the start of local ckd-production of the AUDI A6 in 2007 and AUDI A4 in 2008. AUDI is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. Its wholly-owned subsidiaries include Automobili Lamborghini Holding in Italy and Quattro in Germany. AUDI employs around 57,000 people worldwide, including 45,000 in Germany. The brand with the four rings invests more than 2 billion euros each year to sustain the company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" slogan. AUDI plans to significantly increase the number of models in its portfolio by 2015 to 40. The AUDI brand celebrates its 100th birthday in 2009. AUDI was founded on 16 July 1909 by August Horch in Zwickau, who named it after the Latin translation of his surname.. |
