Audi hits new record for Chinese sales in September

CHANGCHUN - The Sino-German auto joint venture FAW-Volkswagen Automotive sold a record number of 58,062 Audi vehicles in September, the company announced Sunday.

It is a rise of 7.1 percent from last year. With this number, Audi has topped the list of luxury car sales in China for four months.

A total of 51,909 of the vehicles sold were domestically made, with sales up 6.3 percent from last year. Meanwhile, the sales of imported Audis in China grew by 14.1 percent.

Audi is the leading brand in China's luxury car market, with more than 4 million vehicles in the country. Last year Audi sold 589,088 units, accounting for nearly one-third of the domestic luxury car market.

Founded in 1991 and based in Jilin province in Northeast China, FAW-Volkswagen mainly manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger vehicles for sale in China.