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Audi of America, Inc. Reports May 2006 Sales

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 1, 2006; Audi of America, Inc. reported May sales of 7,120, representing a 10.3 percent increase over May 2005 sales of 6,455. Last month's figures were the highest totals for May since 2003. For the year, Audi sales are up 6.3 percent at 32,416.

A4 model line sales reached 3,582, an impressive 34.1 percent increase over May 2005, A6 sedan and Avant sales were also up a strong 21.6 percent over last May.

"Audi continues to gain strength, and is still on pace for record sales this year," says Executive Vice President Johan de Nysschen. "With our new SUV, the Audi Q7 and the RS 4 sports sedan now arriving at dealers, Audi is poised to gain sales in segments we had not occupied in the past."

Following the Audi Q7 and RS 4 launches, Audi will also launch the new A4 and S4 Cabriolets, and the V10-powered S6 and S8 performance models in the fall.

  For more information about Audi, please visit http://www.audiusa.com/ .

                          AUDI OF AMERICA, INC.
                              MAY 2006 SALES

  Audi-US Snapshot

                                               May-06    May-05
                May-06    May-05    Yr/Yr %     YTD       YTD      Yr/Yr %
                Actual    Actual    change     Actual    Actual    change

  A3               809       561      44.2%     3,902       736     430.2%
  TT                81       293     -72.4%       436     1,336     -67.4%
  A4             3,582     2,672      34.1%    15,025    13,812       8.8%
  A4/S4
   Cabriolet       707       848     -16.6%     3,206     3,990     -19.6%
  A6             1,597     1,313      21.6%     7,636     7,102       7.5%
  Allroad            -       316      -100%         3     1,274     -99.8%
  Q7                 -         -       N/A          -         -       N/A
  A8 / S8          344       452     -23.9%     2,208     2,242      -1.5%
      TOTAL      7,120     6,455      10.3%    32,416    30,492       6.3%