China plans: Audi

Audi is doing very well in China, having sold over 100,000 units in 2007 (after Germany, China is now Audi's second largest market). Audi's success in China is based on their higher-end cars, most notably the A6.

Audi's big announcement at the China Auto Show in Beijing was the new Audi Q5 SUV, which is being introduced to compete against the BMW X3.

Autoweek reports that the Q5 will be Audi's first hybrid model, and will be based on the latest lithium-ion-battery technology. The Q5 hybrid version will be available in early 2010. Gas and diesel versions will go on sale, in the U.S., in early 2009.

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