First Quarter Report Audi 2015 January 1 to March 31, 2015 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2015 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT The global economy achieved steady growth in the first Europe, Central Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific quarter of 2015. In many industrialized nations the economic region rose further, sales totals were markedly lower in the revival continued, whereas the pace of growth declined in Eastern European and South American automobile markets. certain emerging economies. Lower energy and commodity Among other factors, rising demand from business customers prices had a beneficial impact overall on the development of meant that new registrations in Germany were up 6.4 percent. the world economy. Sales of passenger cars in other Western European countries In Western Europe the economy continued to recover. Northern benefited from the improved economic environment and European countries again achieved solid GDP growth. Meanwhile, achieved growth of 9.4 percent. Demand for automobiles there were further signs of an imminent end to the recession also improved in the United States, with new registrations 2 in most Southern European countries. Economic development of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles growing by in Central Europe also made positive progress. On the other 5.6 percent. The Chinese car market was yet again a pivotal hand, recessionary developments in Russia and Ukraine weighed driver of the worldwide growth in demand for automobiles. on the situation in Eastern Europe, against a backdrop of 15.0 percent more passenger cars were newly registered there unresolved tensions between the two countries. than in the previous year. In the United States the economy achieved substantial growth that was promoted by a drop in unemployment, persistently The established motorcycle markets in the displacement positive consumer sentiment and an expansionary monetary segment above 500 cc enjoyed a 4.2 percent rise in demand policy. The Chinese economy again acted as a major driver of in the first quarter of 2015. A large number of markets in global economic growth, even if its rate of growth was down Western Europe witnessed an increase in registrations of new slightly. motorcycles on the back of the general economic recovery. The United States equally enjoyed a positive development in Demand for automobiles worldwide rose further in the first demand, while sales of motorcycles in Japan were down. three months of 2015. While new registrations in Western PRODUCTION 1) The Audi Group increased its production of automobiles to In total, 499,602 (447,103) automobiles of the brand with the 500,643 (447,414) vehicles in the first quarter of 2015. Of four rings and 1,041 (311) supercars of the Lamborghini brand that total, our China-based partner company FAW-Volkswagen were built in the period January through March. The Ducati Automotive Company, Ltd. built 151,452 (104,457) brand produced 15,378 (13,566) motorcycles in the first three automobiles of the Audi brand. months of the current fiscal year. 1) The figures for the prior-year period have been marginally adjusted. Audi RS Q3 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2015 We built 149,582 (160,260) automobiles at the main Group In China, FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company, Ltd. location in Ingolstadt. 71,878 (70,360) Audi vehicles were produced 133,201 (104,010) automobiles of the A4 L, produced at Neckarsulm over the same period. A6 L, Q3 and Q5 models at its company headquarters in AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. built a total of 43,872 (31,886) Changchun as well as 18,251 (447) vehicles of the A3 cars of the TT car line and A3 family at Győr (Hungary). family in the southern Chinese city of Foshan. AUDI BRUSSELS S.A./N.V. made 29,289 (33,741) vehicles of the To supply the assembly plant in Aurangabad (India), 1,734 A1 car line at Brussels (Belgium) in the first quarter of 2015. (1,552) parts sets and components were produced at the The two Volkswagen Group locations Bratislava (Slovakia) and Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, Győr, Bratislava and Martorell Martorell (Spain) built 17,426 (15,546) of the Audi Q7 and locations in the first quarter of 2015. 36,099 (30,853) of the Audi Q3 respectively over the same period. 3 Car production by model 1) 1–3/2015 1–3/2014 Audi A1 9,057 10,882 Audi A1 Sportback 20,232 22,859 Audi A3 6,274 8,114 Audi A3 Sportback 55,070 45,172 Audi A3 Sedan 38,442 21,305 Audi A3 Cabriolet 7,270 2,848 Audi Q3 58,609 44,861 Audi TT Coupé 6,583 5,957 Audi TT Roadster 1,422 1,797 Audi A4 Sedan 58,294 58,777 Audi A4 Avant 22,104 23,549 Audi A4 allroad quattro 4,256 4,966 Audi A5 Sportback 12,032 13,206 Audi A5 Coupé 5,808 8,092 Audi A5 Cabriolet 5,464 6,312 Audi Q5 69,560 66,293 Audi A6 Sedan 66,600 52,644 Audi A6 Avant 14,475 12,811 Audi A6 allroad quattro 2,889 2,427 Audi A7 Sportback 8,177 7,355 Audi Q7 17,426 15,546 Audi A8 8,969 10,740 Audi R8 Coupé 366 368 Audi R8 Spyder 223 222 Audi brand 499,602 447,103 Lamborghini Huracán 768 30 Lamborghini Aventador 273 281 Lamborghini brand 1,041 311 Automotive segment 500,643 447,414 1) The table includes the vehicles built in China by our partner company FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company, Ltd. Car engine production In the first three months of the current fiscal year, the Audi Group built a total of 525,272 (537,810) engines in the 1–3/2015 1–3/2014 Automotive segment. AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. 524,979 537,529 Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. 293 281 Car engine production 525,272 537,810 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2015 Audi Q7 e-tron quattro Motorcycle production 1) Ducati manufactured 15,378 (13,566) motorcycles worldwide in the first quarter of 2015. 12,700 (12,266) bikes were 1–3/2015 1–3/2014 4 produced at the company headquarters in Bologna (Italy). In Scrambler 4,856 4 the same period, Ducati built 2,447 (1,035) motorcycles of the Naked/Sport Cruiser Scrambler, Diavel, Hypermotard, Monster and Superbike (Diavel, Monster, Streetfighter) 4,938 6,701 models at Amphur Pluakdaeng (Thailand). 231 (265) units of Dual/Hyper (Hypermotard, Multistrada) 1,930 3,773 the Diavel, Hypermotard, Multistrada and Superbike model Sport (Superbike) 3,654 3,088 lines were made at Manaus (Brazil) on a contract manufacturing Ducati brand 15,378 13,566 basis. Motorcycles segment 15,378 13,566 DELIVERIES 1) In first three months of 2015, the Audi Group increased deliveries to customers in that market to 45,783 (43,671) worldwide deliveries to customers by 7.5 percent to 497,073 automobiles. (462,474) cars. This total included 438,229 (412,848) In Central and Eastern Europe, we handed 11,988 (14,683) vehicles of the core brand Audi – an increase of 6.1 percent. In customers the keys to their new Audi in the first three months the same period, the Lamborghini brand handed over 884 of 2015. The sales performance there was dominated by the (529) supercars to customers, while 57,960 (49,097) contracting overall market in the Eastern Europe region. automobiles of other Volkswagen Group brands were With a 13.8 percent increase in deliveries to 40,098 (35,228) delivered. The Ducati brand delivered 10,568 (10,544) Audi brand vehicles, we made successful progress along our motorcycles worldwide to their new owners between January path of growth in the U.S. automobile market in the first and March 2015. quarter of 2015. In the Asia-Pacific region, we achieved a 7.6 percent increase in Demand for vehicles of the Audi brand again made very deliveries of Audi vehicles, taking the total to 162,173 healthy progress in the home market Germany. Deliveries to (150,660) automobiles. China (incl. Hong Kong) was a major customers climbed 10.2 percent to 73,208 (66,458) driver of this growth. We increased deliveries in that market by automobiles, outperforming the market as a whole. 7.1 percent to 133,316 (124,520) units. In South Korea, too, In other Western European countries, 122,033 (119,212) there was a very satisfying trend in demand for our vehicles. In Audi vehicles were handed over to customers in the period the first quarter of this year, we delivered 9,194 (6,815) under review. The brand with the four rings again made good automobiles to customers there. progress especially in the United Kingdom. We increased 1) The figures for the prior-year period have been marginally adjusted. FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2015 Deliveries of cars to customers by model 1) 1–3/2015 1–3/2014 Audi A1 8,346 10,274 Audi A1 Sportback 17,793 21,332 Audi A3 6,009 8,138 Audi A3 Sportback 50,081 41,390 Audi A3 Sedan 32,650 14,947 Audi A3 Cabriolet 5,791 1,276 Audi Q3 49,269 44,968 Audi TT Coupé 5,543 4,486 Audi TT Roadster 798 1,508 Audi A4 Sedan 49,477 53,658 5 Audi A4 Avant 22,788 21,065 Audi A4 allroad quattro 4,302 4,647 Audi A5 Sportback 11,694 12,608 Audi A5 Coupé 5,415 5,993 Audi A5 Cabriolet 3,724 4,309 Audi Q5 60,571 56,977 Audi A6 Sedan 59,962 55,874 Audi A6 Avant 13,956 12,645 Audi A6 allroad quattro 2,775 2,439 Audi A7 Sportback 6,639 7,835 Audi Q7 12,466 15,970 Audi A8 7,509 9,823 Audi R8 Coupé 416 422 Audi R8 Spyder 255 264 Audi brand 438,229 412,848 Lamborghini Gallardo – 183 Lamborghini Huracán 605 – Lamborghini Aventador 279 346 Lamborghini brand 884 529 Other Volkswagen Group brands 57,960 49,097 Automotive segment 497,073 462,474 1) The figures for the prior-year period have been marginally adjusted.