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With a total investment of around 48 million Euro, a seven-storey building is being erected that will concentrate Audi's electronic competence and provide scope for future expansion. From May 2003 on, 750 employees from the development, purchasing and quality assurance departments will work in this building.

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Audi AG, Ingolstadt, Germany

The revenue of the Audi Group rose by 17.1 percent in the 2006 financial year to the all-time record level of EUR 31.1 billion. This rate of increase is significantly higher than the growth rate for vehicle sales (up 9.2 percent). The brand with the four rings enjoyed an even steeper rise of 43.2 percent in the operating result, to EUR 2,015 million.

Profit before tax reached EUR 1,946 million and therefore showed a rise of 48.5 percent. This is its highest ever level in the history of the company. Profit after tax was EUR 1,343 million, representing a rise of 63 percent.

The Audi Group achieved significant growth of 4.5 percentage points in the return on investment, to 14.2 (9.7) percent.

Audi Forum in Ingolstadt,
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The Audi brand established a new record for vehicle sales for the eleventh year in succession in 2006: it delivered 905,188 vehicles to customers worldwide, representing a rise of 9.2 percent or 76,079 vehicles (2005: 829,109*). Record numbers of vehicles were sold in 41 markets. *2005

The subsidiary Lamborghini improved on the previous sales record from 2005 (1,600 units), selling 2,087 vehicles (up 30.4 percent).

Car production (including Lamborghini) climbed by 14.1 percent in 2006 to the record level of 926,180 vehicles. With quattro versions accounting for 33.1 percent of this total, the Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer is now the market leader for four-wheel-drive vehicles in the premium segment. Engine production by the Audi Group climbed 11.8 percent to 1,895,695 units

Audi currently manufactures the Audi A3, Audi A4, Audi A4 Avant and Audi S4 and Audi A5 in Ingolstadt, the Audi A6, Audi A6 Avant, Audi A8, and Audi R8 in Necksarulm and the TT Coup� and TT Roadster at AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. in Gy�r (Hungary).

The Audi Q7 is manufactured in Bratislava.

The Audi product range is completed by the Audi A4 Cabriolet which is manufactured at Karman.

Audi Subsidiaries comprise:

AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft., Gy�r, Hungary
quattro GmbH, Neckarsulm
AUDI DO BRASIL E CIA., Curitiba, Brazil
Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A, Sant�Agata Bolognese, Italy
AUTOGERMA S.p.A, Verona, Italy
Audi Senna Ltda., Brazil

As at 31.12.05, the Audi Group employed 52,463 (31.12.05: 52,430) persons worldwide. AUDI AG employed 44,719 (44,970) persons. 5,373 (5,022) persons worked at AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft., Gy�r (Hungary), 672 (681) at Lamborghini and 875 (845) at Volkswagen group Italia S.p.A. (former Autogerma).

Audi & Lamborghini Global Production History

Source: Audi AG

Audi Brand Global Sales 1996 - 2006

Source: Audi AG

Audi Global Sales History & US Sales (red line)

Source: Audi AG

Audi in the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture

In November 1993, the then Board Chairmen of FAW and VOLKSWAGEN AG, signed a letter of intent on the integration of Audi production and a V6 engine plant into the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture, which had been established at the end of 1991. As a result of the signing of the agreements in December 1995, Audi acquired a ten percent stake in the joint venture by the name of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. Volkswagen AG controls 30 percent, with FAW continuing to hold a 60 percent stake. The joint venture currently employs around 7,000 workers.

Some historical figures:

Key Figures	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Output Vehicles	491,501	557,777	619,030	626,059	650,850	727,033
Output Engines	620,603	763,928	1,241,351	1,265,465	1,187,666	1,225,448
Workforce	34,529	37,761	42,372	46,558	50.535	51,141
Revenues	Mio DM 18,807	DM 22,410 Mill	DM 27,000 Mill	DM 29,000 Mill.	DM 39,000 Mill.	Mio � 22,032

Source : Audi AG

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