Audi sets new sales record in September

Sales figures for AUDI AG continue to increase significantly in all regions of the world: The Company sold around 120,200 cars worldwide in September – 17.1 percent more than during the same month last year. Sales in Europe grew 9.0 percent to around 67,200 cars, driven primarily by high growth in the United Kingdom and in the Scandinavian markets. Audi experienced especially sharp growth in sales in the United States, up 19.3 percent, and in China: In its largest sales market, the Ingolstadt-based company once again significantly accelerated its growth and, with sales of around 29,500 cars, exceeded sales for September of last year by 33.2 percent.

Swedes lose interest in E85 biofuel

• Sale of E85 cars drop 50% compared to 2010
• Diesel surge 60 per cent to take up biofuel slack
• Petrol cars remain at 15 per cent of market 

Sweden is a the biggest market for biofuel cars in Europe, their E85 ethanol-based fuel gained massive popularity in the earlier part of the decade but it seems that interest in this segment is suffering from a massive drop.

According to Schmidt AID, unlike the rest of Europe, Sweden's car market is enjoying strong demand and growth at the moment but new buyers are showing scant interest in biofuel cars but are more keen to purchase clean diesel variants.

Sweded was among the few countries that persuaded fuel companies to spend on ethanol infrastructure as they saw biofuel as the energy solution of the future but in reality consumers are beginning to realise the drawbacks of a fuel that contains up to a third less specific energy compared to petrol.