Alex B.

Something I dug up on the web last night. I hope it strokes all A4 owners!<p>Alex B.

Alex B.

Audi Records Best September Since 1986 and Best Year-To-Date Since 1987 <br> AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Audi of America, Inc. reported<br>U.S. sales of 3,691 for the month of September, representing a 79.4 percent<br>increase over the same month last year when sales were 2,057.<br> To date in 1998, Audi has sold 32,305 automobiles, a 29.6 percent increase<br>over the same period last year when the total was 24,924.<br> That made it Audi's best September since 1986 and best year-to-date since<br>1987. Models with the greatest sales were Audi's A4 sedan and Avants at 1,957<br>for the month versus last year's 1,386 vehicles sold, representing a 41.2<br>percent increase. The A6 continues to show strong growth in the market with<br>sales of 1,496 for the month of September, compared to year ago sales for the<br>same month of 402, a 272.1 percent increase. Audi sold 206 A8s for the month,<br>representing a 7.9 percent increase over the same period last year with sales<br>of 191.<br> In mid-September, the Audi A8 achieved the top NHTSA safety rating for<br>both the driver and the front seat passenger, making it the first and only<br>member of the premium luxury class to earn the dual five-star rating under the<br>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment<br>Program (NCAP). The Audi A8 is Audi's all-aluminum luxury flagship, first<br>introduced to North America in the Fall of 1996, and employs a revolutionary<br>aluminum space frame body technology, the Audi Space Frame (ASF), created in<br>partnership with aluminum pioneer, Alcoa.<p><p><br>SOURCE Audi of America, Inc. <br>Web Site: http://www.audiusa.com <br>Company News On Call: http://www.prnewswire.com or fax,800-758-5804, ext. 111330<br>