Audi says China unit sales of 280,000 possible: TV

Volkswagen unit Audi is "very pleased" with overall unit sales in January, and may reach sales of 280,000 in China in 2011, Audi Chief Executive Rupert Stadler told German TV.

When asked about sales prospects in China, Stadler told DAF Deutsches Anleger Fernsehen, "Last year we delivered 227,000 vehicles to customers. We estimate that in this year 250,000 maybe 280,000 units are possible." Stadler, who was speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, added that Audi could not replicate a 43% annual growth rate for sales in China "every year." Audi expects to moderately grow sales in Germany, he told DAF according to a transcript of the interview.