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08 February 2010 - 14H52  

Audi claims to sell more cars than Daimler in January
German luxury car maker Audi said Monday that January sales jumped by 39 percent, pushing it into second place among high-end German manufacturers ahead of Daimler.
German luxury car maker Audi said Monday that January sales jumped by 39 percent, pushing it into second place among high-end German manufacturers ahead of Daimler.

AFP - German luxury car maker Audi said Monday that January sales jumped by 39 percent, pushing it into second place among high-end German manufacturers ahead of Daimler.

Audi said it sold 77,800 vehicles last month, thanks to jumps of 9.3 percent in Germany, 23 percent in Europe and 114.9 percent in China.

The number of autos sold was 11,657 in Germany, 33,300 in the rest of Europe and 16,798 in China, a statement said.

"In light of the number of current orders, we expect a solid first quarter in 2010," sales director Peter Schwarzenbauer was quoted as saying.

Audi thus passed Daimer and its Mercedes-Benz brand, which posted total sales of 72,600 vehicles in January, while awaiting sales figures from BMW, the biggest German luxury car maker.

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