Audi A3 News

Volkswagen, owner of Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley, and Bugatti, is eager to become the biggest automaker in the world by 2018, surpassing both General Motors and Toyota.

The estate version of the China-only Volkswagen Lavida is set to hit the Chinese car market at the end of June, reports CarNewsChina .

Over the past years the luxury auto market in India has continuously increased and more and more automakers have been turning their attention to this region.

Luxury goods revenues to grow 50pc faster than global GDP: Bain Fueled by current consumption habits and key global markets, luxury goods revenues could grow as much as 50 percent faster than the global gross domestic product, according to a new report from Bain & Co.

Audi AG, the world's second-largest maker of luxury cars, said high-performance cars like the RS5, as well as the new version of the A3 compact, will help propel sales this year amid intensifying economic headwinds.

The company for years was an also-ran in the luxury category, with an amorphous position in the luxury category.

In April Mercedes managed to surpass its rivals BMW and Audi thanks to its new versions of the A and B-Class compact vehicles.

In this period, the automotive manufacturer achieved growth in all of its three main sales regions Europe, Asia and North America.

Audi has seen stunning growth in Korea in recent years. Its car sales soared 46 percent to 15,126 last year.

Audi managed to surpass its competitors with a 14% sales growth and total sales reaching 110,000 vehicles.

History/Description: The Audi A3 launched for the 2006 model year as a five-door hatchback with turbo-four or free-breathing six cylinder power, available Quattro AWD and the functionality and upscale goodies fitting of a premium German 'mini minivan.' The A3 operated with an eye for fuel efficient performance, and primary competitors included said ... (more)

SEAT's Leon always appealed as good value, an affordable performance or economy hatchback -- and that remains true today, especially with the car in 1.6-litre TDI diesel form.

Puebla, Mexico . - Fresh from breaking ground on a new factory in Mexico, Audi AG CEO Rupert Stadler is pushing an aggressive global expansion program, with plans that could include plants in Brazil and the United States.

The Audi S3 hatchback is now available to order with an entry level price of 45,260 on-the-road. The long-stroke 2.0 TFSI in the Audi S3 is new from the ground up.

Mercedes Benz A Class launch prelude on Twitter with #AClassPulsate. If you think you keep the party alive and pulsating, tweet your pictures with #AClassPulsate and win a trip to Ibiza or the new A-Class for a year.

Now in its second year of production for the North American market, the 2013 Range Rover Evoque exhibits an attitude and style not often associated with the Land Rover brand.

The BMW E82 1 Series came to the States in 2008. Since then, it hasn't sold very well.

The Volkswagen GTI is the quintessential hot hatch. The original GTI's success in the 1980s triggered a succession of followers that all seemingly shared a common thread - to counteract the boredom of inadequately powered family cars.

Antony is an automotive obsessive: Whether it drives, sits there looking pretty or intrigues from afar, he'll talk and write about it.

The 2013 Audi S3 hatchback is a car for the connoisseur, a nod and a wink to those in the know.