Audi Sales Rose During September Even as Diesel Scandal Spread
- Global sales rose 6.8 percent on deliveries of upgraded Q7 SUV
- China deliveries trim decline since the start of the year
Audi vehicles sit outside a showroom in Leipzig, Germany.
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Audi, Volkswagen AG’s luxury-car unit, boosted global sales in September at the strongest rate since the start of the year even amid the diesel emissions-rigging scandal that’s affected the brand’s A3 hatchback and Q5 sport utility vehicle.
Deliveries last month gained 6.8 percent to 170,900 cars, lifted by demand for the revamped Q7 SUV, the Ingolstadt, Germany-based unit said Thursday in a statement. Sales since the start of 2015 increased 3.8 percent to 1.35 million vehicles. Rival Mercedes-Benz reported a 17 percent jump in sales last month to 198,694 cars. BMW AG, the world’s biggest maker of luxury vehicles, is due to report deliveries on Oct. 12.