• Audi wins prestigious award
  
• Tenth World Car Award for the brand with the four rings
  
• Member of the Board of Management of Audi Technical Development Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler: "It is a great honour for Audi to win the 'World Luxury Car' award twice in a row"

Ingolstadt/New York, April 17, 2019 – The Audi A7 Sportback is the '2019 World Luxury Car'. The A7 Sportback is the second Audi to take home the award after the Audi A8 won it last year. The awards were presented today at the New York International Auto Show.

The World Car jury, consisting of 86 members from 24 countries, voted to distinguish the Audi A7 Sportback as the best new luxury car on the world market. This is the tenth victory for Audi in one of the World Car categories. ?

"It is a great honour for Audi to win the 'World Luxury Car' award twice in a row," says Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG Technical Development.

"We are very proud of this award because it shows Audi's ability to develop leading premium cars in various segments." ?

The design of a coupe, the space of a sedan, and the variability of an Avant – the new?Audi A7 Sportback combines the best of three worlds. It is a new style of Gran Turismo, offering systematic digitalisation, a dynamic driving experience, and a space concept that combines a wide range of customer requirements.

Audi victories in the World Car Awards

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The Audi Group, with its brands Audi, Ducati and Lamborghini, is one of the most successful manufacturers of automobiles and motorcycles in the premium segment. It is present in more than 100 markets worldwide and produces at 16 locations in twelve countries. 100 percent subsidiaries of AUDI AG include Audi Sport GmbH (Neckarsulm), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy) and Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy).
In 2017, the Audi Group delivered to customers about 1.878 million automobiles of the Audi brand, 3,815 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and 55,900 motorcycles of the Ducati brand. In the 2017 fiscal year, AUDI AG achieved total revenue of €60.1 billion and an operating profit of €5.1 billion. At present, approximately 90,000 people work for the company all over the world, more than 60,000 of them in Germany. Audi focuses on sustainable products and technologies for the future of mobility.