Share of premium segment surpasses total of its rivals

During the first three months of this year, Audi's global sales grew 25.9 percent to reach 264,100 vehicles, surpassing Mercedes Benz to take second place in the world's premium car market and only 1,700 units behind the first place BMW, according to Zhang Xiaojun, executive vice-president of FAW-Volkswagen Audi Sales Division.

In March, the group's joint venture FAW-Volkswagen Audi sold 19,324 cars in China under the Audi marque, a 65 percent surge from the same period last year and a new monthly sales record.