Overview
- Audi reported third-quarter deliveries of 314,905 vehicles, a 19.7% year‑on‑year decline, and 1.04 million deliveries for the first nine months, down 11.4%.
- Sales in China fell by roughly a quarter for the year to date and U.S. deliveries dropped by about one sixth, while Germany and Europe showed slight year‑to‑date gains.
- The company says production transitions for its high‑volume A1 and Q2 models have worsened the near‑term fall in deliveries.
- U.S. import tariffs are increasing costs for Audi because it has no local U.S. production, reducing its competitiveness compared with rivals that build cars in the United States.
- The sharper decline has prompted cost‑saving moves and capacity adjustments at the VW unit, a shift that could squeeze margins and affect dealer supply in coming quarters.