Audi R8 Also on Sale in China

Retailing at 1,79 million yuan
by Frank de Leeuw van Weenen
January 18, 2008 12:28 PM
Filed Under: Audi, German

Retailing at 1,79 million yuan

As if the European and American waiting list for the Audi R8 supercar isn't long enough already, Audi announced that China will receive its own share of the R8 production. Yesterday at the Shanghai International Circuit Audi FAW officially announced the arrival of the fastest Audi ever.

The supercar will be priced at around 1,79 million Yuan (about 168,000 Euro) but Audi has not set any sales targets. Last year Audi sold 25% more cars than in 2006 in China, resulting in over 100,000 sales for the luxury marque. Ralph Weyer, Audi sales and marketing boss, said to Automotive News last week that he expects sales to continue rising in China with the help of new models like the R8, A5 and S5.

Source: Audi AG via Automotive News (sub req)
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hey 1.79 mill yuan is not equal to 246,900 euro its roughly equal to 169,000 euro

by newlu | January 18, 2008 1:23 PM
Sale @ China will get more profit than in any other country!

by harcker | January 18, 2008 2:45 PM
?169,171.156, $247,006.805...

by smokeonit1 | January 19, 2008 2:29 AM
thats the right move for AUDI!

by blaconque | January 19, 2008 1:05 PM
thats the right move for AUDI!

by blaconque | January 19, 2008 1:05 PM
no suprise st all!!if they bring it to inda that will crazy!!good move for the funture...

by kenny88 | January 19, 2008 4:31 PM
no suprise st all!!if they bring it to inda that will crazy!!good move for the funture...

by kenny88 | January 19, 2008 4:31 PM
no suprise at all....they brought R8 to china....if they bring it to inda it will crazy.....good move for audi brand....

by kenny88 | January 19, 2008 4:34 PM
no suprise at all....they brought R8 to china....if they bring it to inda it will crazy.....good move for audi brand....

by kenny88 | January 19, 2008 4:34 PM
that about 125,000 pounds that's far too much as the lambo is around that price,

which one would you have....

by 02bash | January 19, 2008 6:49 PM
hmm thats a 125,000 pounds about the same price as a baby lambo, they both are nearly the same cars but different name tag

which one would you have...

by 02bash | January 19, 2008 6:54 PM
I am waitlist of my R8 to arrival to my freind

by mpho | January 21, 2008 4:32 PM

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