Audi continues upwards

Audi in Ireland is still on a growth trajectory, with 1,832 cars sold in the first quarter of the year, writes Brian Byrne. 

That represents a 15 percent increase on the same period in 2011 and brings Audi to 4 percent of the Irish car market.

Globally the brand sold a record 346,000 cars, an almost 11 percent increase on the same quarter last year. The performance was on the back of strong sales in Germany, the US, China and eastern Europe.