Media personnel take images of the Audi Q5 during its launch in Hyderabad on Saturday. The Audi Q5 will be available in six colours with the price range beginning at Rs3894,000.
Rajiv M. Sanghvi, Managing Director of Olympus Motors Pvt. Ltd. and dealer for Audi cars, poses near the Audi Q5 during its launch in Hyderabad.
The Audi logo is pictured at the launch of the Audi Q5 at a press conference in Hyderabad.
Audi employees attend the launch of the Audi Q5 at a press conference in Hyderabad on Saturday. The Audi Q5 range starts at Rs38,94,000 and will be offered in six colours.
The slowdown in the automobile market notwithstanding, German luxury car maker Audi Thursday launched its premium sports utility vehicle Q5 in the local market.
Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers and two models pose during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai on Thursday. The limited edition Sports Utility Vehicle Audi Q5, available in two models, will be priced at upward of Rs3,829,000. Indian passenger car sales growth edged higher in March from a year earlier but commercial vehicle sales plummeted, reflecting a worsening economy. Global carmakers has been steering towards India, one of the world's least penetrated car markets seeking to exploit its low wages and tax changes aimed to offset sluggish Western sales.
Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers answers questions during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai Thursday.The Q5 will cost Rs 38,29,000 for the 2.0 TSFI (petrol) version and Rs 44,19,000 for the 3.0 TDI (diesel) version, ex-showroom Mumbai. The company already sells the Q7 in India, a bigger version of the Q5.
Audi saw sales of 1,050 units last calendar year and targets to achieve more than 40 per cent growth this year with sales of 1,500 units. It currently sells as many as six models in India, including A4, A6, A8, TT, R8 and Q7.
Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers answers questions during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai on Thursday.
Benoit Tiers, managing director, Audi India said: "We feel the growth potential for luxury cars in the Indian market is huge and that is evident from the demand for Audi cars."
"We will continue with our launches in the coming period. We hope for a sustainable growth this year when we have already dispatched 600 cars so far in the first 5 months," Benoit Tiers continued."The market for the SUV segment has seen tremendous growth in this country during the last few years," he further added. The vehicle will be available in six colours and at 11 dealerships across the country starting Thursday.
Designer Manish Arora poses with models wearing his creations during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai on Thursday.
Manish Arora watches a model showcase his creation during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai.
