Carmaker Audi saw sales rise by 22.4 per cent in Ireland during the first six months of 2011, according to its latest results.
Overall, the Audi group increased revenue in the first half of 2011 by 22.5 per cent to €21.5 billion from €17.6 billion.
"Despite the economic downturn and instability which has affected consumer confidence, we continue to surge ahead and grow the business in Ireland, due to the right mix of industry benchmark quality matched with the right value proposition," said Audi's director for Ireland, Andrew Doyle.
Group operating profit rose by 90.9 percent to €2.5 billion as against €1.3 billion for the first six months of 2010.
Audi achieved a new record with 652,970 deliveries of its cars worldwide in the first half of 2011, compared to 554,864 deliveries for the same period a year earlier.
The group sold around 1,092,400 cars of the Audi brand in 2010.
Last year the company posted revenue of €35.4 billion and an operating profit of €3.3 billion in 2010.