CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html>     <html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="content: http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/ dc: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ og: http://ogp.me/ns# rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# sioc: http://rdfs.org/sioc/ns# sioct: http://rdfs.org/sioc/types# skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# xsd: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"> <head profile="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab"><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.todayonline.com:80/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales","20160817022224","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1471400544"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta charset="utf-8"/><script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(t,e,n){function r(n){if(!e[n]){var o=e[n]={exports:{}};t[n][0].call(o.exports,function(e){var o=t[n][1][e];return r(o||e)},o,o.exports)}return e[n].exports}if("function"==typeof __nr_require)return __nr_require;for(var o=0;o<n.length;o++)r(n[o]);return r}({1:[function(t,e,n){function r(){}function o(t,e,n){return function(){return i(t,[(new Date).getTime()].concat(u(arguments)),e?null:this,n),e?void 0:this}}var i=t("handle"),a=t(2),u=t(3),c=t("ee").get("tracer"),f=NREUM;"undefined"==typeof window.newrelic&&(newrelic=f);var s=["setPageViewName","setCustomAttribute","finished","addToTrace","inlineHit"],p="api-",l=p+"ixn-";a(s,function(t,e){f[e]=o(p+e,!0,"api")}),f.addPageAction=o(p+"addPageAction",!0),e.exports=newrelic,f.interaction=function(){return(new r).get()};var d=r.prototype={createTracer:function(t,e){var n={},r=this,o="function"==typeof e;return i(l+"tracer",[Date.now(),t,n],r),function(){if(c.emit((o?"":"no-")+"fn-start",[Date.now(),r,o],n),o)try{return e.apply(this,arguments)}finally{c.emit("fn-end",[Date.now()],n)}}}};a("setName,setAttribute,save,ignore,onEnd,getContext,end,get".split(","),function(t,e){d[e]=o(l+e)}),newrelic.noticeError=function(t){"string"==typeof t&&(t=new Error(t)),i("err",[t,(new Date).getTime()])}},{}],2:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e){var n=[],r="",i=0;for(r in t)o.call(t,r)&&(n[i]=e(r,t[r]),i+=1);return n}var o=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=r},{}],3:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){e||(e=0),"undefined"==typeof n&&(n=t?t.length:0);for(var r=-1,o=n-e||0,i=Array(o<0?0:o);++r<o;)i[r]=t[e+r];return i}e.exports=r},{}],ee:[function(t,e,n){function r(){}function o(t){function e(t){return t&&t instanceof r?t:t?u(t,a,i):i()}function n(n,r,o){t&&t(n,r,o);for(var i=e(o),a=l(n),u=a.length,c=0;c<u;c++)a[c].apply(i,r);var s=f[m[n]];return s&&s.push([w,n,r,i]),i}function p(t,e){g[t]=l(t).concat(e)}function l(t){return g[t]||[]}function d(t){return s[t]=s[t]||o(n)}function v(t,e){c(t,function(t,n){e=e||"feature",m[n]=e,e in f||(f[e]=[])})}var g={},m={},w={on:p,emit:n,get:d,listeners:l,context:e,buffer:v};return w}function i(){return new r}var a="nr@context",u=t("gos"),c=t(2),f={},s={},p=e.exports=o();p.backlog=f},{}],gos:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){if(o.call(t,e))return t[e];var r=n();if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{return Object.defineProperty(t,e,{value:r,writable:!0,enumerable:!1}),r}catch(i){}return t[e]=r,r}var o=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=r},{}],handle:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n,r){o.buffer([t],r),o.emit(t,e,n)}var o=t("ee").get("handle");e.exports=r,r.ee=o},{}],id:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){var e=typeof t;return!t||"object"!==e&&"function"!==e?-1:t===window?0:a(t,i,function(){return o++})}var o=1,i="nr@id",a=t("gos");e.exports=r},{}],loader:[function(t,e,n){function r(){if(!h++){var t=y.info=NREUM.info,e=s.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(t&&t.licenseKey&&t.applicationID&&e){c(m,function(e,n){t[e]||(t[e]=n)});var n="https"===g.split(":")[0]||t.sslForHttp;y.proto=n?"https://":"http://",u("mark",["onload",a()],null,"api");var r=s.createElement("script");r.src=y.proto+t.agent,e.parentNode.insertBefore(r,e)}}}function o(){"complete"===s.readyState&&i()}function i(){u("mark",["domContent",a()],null,"api")}function a(){return(new Date).getTime()}var u=t("handle"),c=t(2),f=window,s=f.document,p="addEventListener",l="attachEvent",d=f.XMLHttpRequest,v=d&&d.prototype;NREUM.o={ST:setTimeout,CT:clearTimeout,XHR:d,REQ:f.Request,EV:f.Event,PR:f.Promise,MO:f.MutationObserver},t(1);var g=""+location,m={beacon:"bam.nr-data.net",errorBeacon:"bam.nr-data.net",agent:"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-963.min.js"},w=d&&v&&v[p]&&!/CriOS/.test(navigator.userAgent),y=e.exports={offset:a(),origin:g,features:{},xhrWrappable:w};s[p]?(s[p]("DOMContentLoaded",i,!1),f[p]("load",r,!1)):(s[l]("onreadystatechange",o),f[l]("onload",r)),u("mark",["firstbyte",a()],null,"api");var h=0},{}]},{},["loader"]);</script> <link rel="shortlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/node/2314516"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/photos/43_images/2016-08-11T090640Z_1_LYNXNPEC7A0FX_RTROPTP_3_VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS-AUDI.JPG"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="TODAYonline"/> <meta name="generator" content="Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org)"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/all/themes/today/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon"/> <meta property="twitter:url" content="http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales"/> <meta property="twitter:site" content="@todayonline"/> <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary"/> <meta property="og:title" content="VW's Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales"/> <meta name="description" content="BERLIN - Audi sold 2.3 percent more cars in July on growing demand for the redesigned top-selling A4 saloon, though kept trailing behind German luxury rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz . Audi's global sales increased to 149,400 cars and sport-utility vehicles from 146,073 a year earlier, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker said on Thursday, with its year-to-date deliveries up 5.2 percent to 1.10 million cars."/> <meta property="twitter:title" content="VW's Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="og:description" content="BERLIN - Audi sold 2.3 percent more cars in July on growing demand for the redesigned top-selling A4 saloon, though kept trailing behind German luxury rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz . Audi's global sales increased to 149,400 cars and sport-utility vehicles from 146,073 a year earlier, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker said on Thursday, with its year-to-date deliveries up 5.2 percent to 1.10 million cars. Daimler's Mercedes-Benz last week posted a 9.4 percent increase in sales to 163,770 cars, its best-ever July result, compared with a 4 percent gain at BMW's core brand to 153,392. After seven months, Mercedes-Benz is on course to become the world's biggest luxury carmaker by sales, replacing BMW which has kept the lead since 2005. REUTERS"/> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="146489805395077"/> <meta property="twitter:description" content="BERLIN - Audi &lt;VOWG_p.DE&gt; sold 2.3 percent more cars in July on growing demand for the redesigned top-selling A4 saloon, though kept trailing behind German luxury rivals BMW &lt;BMWG.DE&gt; and Mercedes-Benz &lt;DAIGn.DE&gt;."/> <meta property="twitter:image" content="http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/photos/43_images/2016-08-11T090640Z_1_LYNXNPEC7A0FX_RTROPTP_3_VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS-AUDI.JPG"/> <meta property="twitter:player:width" content="640"/> <meta property="twitter:image:height" content="480"/> <meta property="twitter:image:width" content="640"/> <meta property="twitter:player:height" content="480"/> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://cdn.cxense.com/cx.js" type="text/javascript" async=""></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://ad.crwdcntrl.net/5/c=5225/pe=y/var=lotauds" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> //start of lotame ads targeting //prepare key/value pair of user audiences. Example result: "lotameid=sports;lotameid=movie;lotameid=blogger" var dfpLotameKey = "lotameid"; var dfpLotame = ""; if (typeof(lotauds) != "undefined") { for (var cci = 0; cci < lotauds.Profile.Audiences.Audience.length; cci++) { if (cci > 0) dfpLotame += ","; dfpLotame += lotauds.Profile.Audiences.Audience[cci].abbr; } }</script> <meta property="fb:pages" content="147858757571"/> <script type="text/javascript">function DM_prepClient(csid,client){ client.DM_addEncToLoc("as_cat", Business); } </script><script>(function(){ var csid = "F09828"; var bpid = "mediacorp_sg"; var e = document.createElement("script"); var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; e.src = "//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://js.revsci.net/gateway/gw.js?auto=t&csid=" + csid + "&bpid=" + bpid; e.async = true; s.parentNode.insertBefore(e, s); })();</script><meta name="cXenseParse:recs:articleid" content="2314516"/><meta name="cXenseParse:recs:publishtime" content="2016-08-11T17:10:05.000Z"/> <title>VW's Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales | TODAYonline</title> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width"> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <meta http-equiv="cleartype" content="on"> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_kShW4RPmRstZ3SpIC-ZvVGNFVAi0WEMuCnI0ZkYIaFw.css" media="all"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_1dVKfsyZxr1WEimJAbGS38ucdBwL6vt-HdL29LEQ3lY.css" media="all"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_adV4vUn6DYAcn1VOOS3FtBDnclYb4fFeiZnj6h55Sa8.css" media="all"/> <style>#block-views-most-column-block{border-bottom:1px solid #CDCDCD;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:1em;} </style> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_sVIeXWRZUFZe4yASZxP5YAiwOs63s5_GPsqY91ngKw0.css" media="all"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224cs_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/css/css_YiFMJ7BByDoilgWRxDZ4HAaXFYk7XC91pTsCeDgSC2U.css" media="all"/> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_zzcIWOou_jnX0ZWAIA4sb6Xy_p5a8FZNA0GySvuWjPU.js"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_iSM2u2hnJi9_aoaRQFqHE4h9kZiOUpIS8KY_U_U_BGc.js"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_jwYK4aX5x3GIFTfZ8pFKL7Ggr9nrKOpnbYJ1kei5xhY.js"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_WkgFRVx-xBDsbrnQSb1dkzq771XkJbZtYzj-O7Tkoww.js"></script> <script>var dart_url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://ad.doubleclick.net";</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_lWqr6SKPkCEK_Ar0pWEeSXETGwTyZGBomn-mp32Lnr8.js"></script> <script>var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document.createElement('script'); gads.async = true; gads.type = 'text/javascript'; var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') +'//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js'; var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); })();</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_MrLScBeTwcWnpWqxSYY3gyZxnH2uz0X_qybpx57IO5U.js"></script> <script> var gptid = 462759946838318386; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/4654/mc.tdyonl.com/business', [[970,90]],'div-gpt-ad-462759946838318386-12').setTargeting('pos',['1']).addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/imu1', [[300, 250], [300, 600]], 'div-gpt-ad-imu1').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/imu2', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu2').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/imu3', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu3').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/imu4', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu4').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/imu5', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-imu5').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/native', [600, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-native').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/leaderboard1', [[728, 90], [970, 90], [970, 250]], 'div-gpt-ad-leaderboard1').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/skyscraper', [120, 600], 'div-gpt-ad-skyscraper').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/4654/Today_online/business/out_of_page', 'div-gpt-ad-outofpage').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(dfpLotameKey, [dfpLotame]); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('UID', lotauds.Profile.pid); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("TodayKW", [""]); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); });</script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://sv.brand-display.com/js/kserve.js"></script> <script>var knxtag = knxtag || {}; knxtag.items = knxtag.items || [];</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/js/js_MWLmFI7TXSuwMjpaBkXeQiiIp-rKuh3-AwCzbLkhbDg.js"></script> <script>jQuery.extend(Drupal.settings, {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","ajaxPageState":{"theme":"today","theme_token":"On5JA0yPvBomBZTELPp2W66HQXHP9dUJjVnVwDcXVn0","jquery_version":"1.5","js":{"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/jquery\/1.5\/jquery.min.js":1,"misc\/jquery.once.js":1,"misc\/drupal.js":1,"misc\/ajax.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/js\/jquery_update.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/admin_menu\/admin_devel\/admin_devel.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/whatsappshare\/js\/whatsapp-button.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/panels\/js\/panels.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/pollanon\/js\/jquery.cookie.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/pollanon\/js\/pollanon.pack.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_new_sso\/today_new_sso.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/whatsappshare\/js\/whatsappshare.js":1,"misc\/progress.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_newstream\/js\/newstream.engine.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/dart\/js\/dart.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_multimedia\/js\/today-multimedia-overlay.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_facebook\/js\/onix_facebook.engine.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_multimedia\/js\/today-multimedia-fix.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_multimedia\/js\/onix-multimedia-overlay.js":1,"0":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.tools.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/hoverIntent.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/scrollable.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/home.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/common.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/..\/..\/libraries\/fancybox\/jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/navigation.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/accordion.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.columnizer.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.jscrollpane.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.mousewheel.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/s_code.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/Omniture.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/jquery.ads.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/lightbox\/js\/lightbox.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/ajax.omniture.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/newstream_ads.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/newstream_filter.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/nivo_slider_today.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/pixel.js":1,"1":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_search\/js\/search.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/cxsense.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/mobile_detect.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/header_complement_today\/js\/print-edition.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/onix\/onix_share\/js\/share.engine.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/js\/active_menu_opinion.js":1,"2":1,"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160817022224\/http:\/\/www.googletagservices.com\/tag\/js\/gpt.js":1,"3":1,"\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160817022224\/http:\/\/sv.brand-display.com\/js\/kserve.js":1,"4":1},"css":{"modules\/system\/system.base.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.menus.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.messages.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.theme.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/calendar\/css\/calendar_multiday.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/date\/date_api\/date.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/date\/date_popup\/themes\/datepicker.1.7.css":1,"modules\/field\/theme\/field.css":1,"modules\/node\/node.css":1,"modules\/poll\/poll.css":1,"modules\/search\/search.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_functions\/css\/today_functions.acquia-purge-message.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/today_hashtag_reader\/css\/voicestodayfeed.css":1,"modules\/user\/user.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/whatsappshare\/style.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/views\/css\/views.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ckeditor\/css\/ckeditor.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ctools\/css\/ctools.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/panels\/css\/panels.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/pollanon\/pollanon.css":1,"0":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/panels\/plugins\/layouts\/flexible\/flexible.css":1,"public:\/\/ctools\/css\/638aad109e1c846f7a833f3bc8f74711.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/header_complement_today\/css\/print-edition.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/outbrain_today\/css\/outbrain-styles.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/system.menus.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/normalize.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/wireframes.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/layouts\/fixed-width.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/page-backgrounds.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/tabs.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/pages.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/blocks.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/navigation.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/views-styles.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/nodes.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/comments.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/forms.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/fields.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/print.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/type.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/article.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/home.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/jquery.jscrollpane.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/onix_mosaic.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/onix_print_edition.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/onix_tv_guide.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/lightbox\/css\/lightbox.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/newstream.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/today\/css\/digital-features.css":1}},"jcarousel":{"ajaxPath":"\/jcarousel\/ajax\/views"},"got_website_session":false,"whatsappshare":{"whatsappshare_button_text":"Share","whatsappshare_button_size":"wa_btn_s","whatsappshare_sharing_text":"Your sharing text will come here.","whatsappshare_sharing_location":"#social-links li.whatsapp-share ","base_path":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160817022224\/http:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/business\/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales"},"onix_facebook":{"FBAppID":"146489805395077"},"search":"Search...","nodeid":"2314516","node_title":"VW\u0027s Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales","widget":"42ed8fd6f6bd9ed97628c3f053910cff5b420854","widgetname":"cx-similar-article","widget_1":"0c8a4f2476eeddb638de371d71788a7d11d8776d","widgetname_2":"cx-related-article","onix_newstream":{"default_filters":[{"machine_name":"hot_news","title":"Hot News","view_name":"hot_news_home","display_name":"block","arguments":"all"},{"machine_name":"commentary","title":"Commentary","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"102"},{"machine_name":"voices","title":"Voices","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"2"},{"machine_name":"singapore","title":"Singapore","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"3"},{"machine_name":"daily_focus","title":"Daily Focus","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"4"},{"machine_name":"china_india","title":"China \u0026 India","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"110"},{"machine_name":"world","title":"World","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"5"},{"machine_name":"business","title":"Business","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"6"},{"machine_name":"tech","title":"Tech","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"299"},{"machine_name":"sports","title":"Sports","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"8"},{"machine_name":"entertainment","title":"Entertainment","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"11"},{"machine_name":"lifestyle","title":"Lifestyle","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"176"},{"machine_name":"blogs","title":"Blogs","view_name":"newstream","display_name":"default","arguments":"101"},{"machine_name":"photos","title":"Photos","view_name":"photos","display_name":"page","arguments":""},{"machine_name":"videos","title":"Videos","view_name":"videos","display_name":"page","arguments":""}],"twitter_users":[{"user_name":"TODAYonline","title":"@TODAYonline"},{"user_name":"tdy_T","title":"@tdy_T"},{"user_name":"tdysports","title":"@tdysports"}]},"DART":{"bgAdVars":[]},"prop5":"sg:tdy:online:news:business","prop6":"VW\u0027s Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales","prop8":"article detail page","onix_active_trail":[{"title":"Business","href":"\/business"}],"omniture":{"nodetitle":"VW\u0026#039;s Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales"},"parent_mobile":{"mobile":"6"}});</script>     <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://tags.crwdcntrl.net/c/5800/cc.js?ns=_cc5800" id="LOTCC_5800"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var SSOID = Drupal.settings.sso_id; var got_website_session = Drupal.settings.got_website_session; if(SSOID == undefined){ SSOID = ''; } var cX = cX || {}; cX.callQueue = cX.callQueue || []; function setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) { var d = new Date(); d.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); var expires = "expires=" + d.toUTCString(); document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + "; " + expires; } function getCookie(cname) { var name = cname + "="; var ca = document.cookie.split(';'); for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) { var c = ca[i]; while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1); if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) return c.substring(name.length, c.length); } return ""; } function GenerateUID(SSOID) { try{ UniversalID = getCookie("UID"); //Get Universal ID from cookies var LotameID = lotauds.Profile.pid; //Get Lotame ID var CxenseID = getCookie("cX_P"); //Get CxenseID //Pass SSOID to lotame - Start if (SSOID != "") { _cc5800.add('tp', 'MCRP'); //'MCRP' _cc5800.add('tpid', SSOID); } _cc5800.bcp(); //Pass SSOID to lotame - END //Call API to generate universal ID if ((UniversalID == "" && SSOID == "") || (UniversalID != SSOID && SSOID != "")) { var mapping = { LotameID: LotameID, CxenseID: CxenseID, SSOID: SSOID } $.support.cors = true; $.ajax({ type: "POST", data: JSON.stringify(mapping), crossDomain: true, url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://uid.mediacorp.sg/api/Profiles/GetUID", contentType: "application/json", success: function (result, status) { setCookie("UID", result, 365); //cxense script start //Pass Universal ID to Cxense cX.callQueue.push(['invoke', function () { // This is called when CX is ready, no need for callQueue.push after this. if (result != "" && result != "null" && result != "true" && result != "false" && result != "error" && result != "undefined" && result.length > 5) { cX.addExternalId({ id: result, type: 'mdc' }); } cX.setSiteId('9222302702321341888'); //for testing environment only. //cX.sendPageViewEvent({ 'location': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/aggressive-governance-for/1790254.html' }); //for production use below cX.sendPageViewEvent(); }]); }, error: function (result, status) { //cxense script start cX.callQueue.push(['invoke', function () { // This is called when CX is ready, no need for callQueue.push after this. cX.setSiteId('9222302702321341888'); cX.sendPageViewEvent(); }]); } }); } else{ //cxense script start cX.callQueue.push(['invoke', function () { cX.setSiteId('9222302702321341888'); cX.sendPageViewEvent(); }]); //cxense script end } } catch (ex) {} } (function() { try { var scriptEl = document.createElement('script'); scriptEl.type = 'text/javascript'; scriptEl.async = 'async'; scriptEl.src = ('https:' == location.protocol) ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://scdn.cxense.com/cx.js' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://cdn.cxense.com/cx.js'; var targetEl = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; targetEl.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptEl, targetEl); } catch (e) {};} ()); //cxense script end //Call below function at section where you can get SSOID after user login successful and upon page load without login GenerateUID(SSOID); </script>  <link href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224cs_/http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100,300,400,700,900" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link href="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224cs_/http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet">  <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://inpref-sg.s3.amazonaws.com/frosmo.easy.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://inpref-sg.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/todayonline_com.js"></script> </head> <body class="html not-front not-logged-in two-sidebars page-node page-node- page-node-2314516 node-type-article section-business"> <script> //SSO SCRIPTS BEGINS //http://beta.profile.mediacorp.sg/mawademo/ClientServer5.aspx //https://login.mediacorp.sg/Api/Api/profiles/get function onSignedInFunction(token) { if (token === null || token.JWT === null || token.JWT === "") { //Invalid token } else { $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sso/login/endpoint", data: {token :token.JWT }, success: function (data) { console.log(data); var url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com"; $(location).attr('href',url); }, error: function () { console.log('error'); } }); } }; function onStatusChangedFunction(status) { console.log(got_website_session); console.log(status); if (!got_website_session || (got_website_session && status === "authenticated_changed")) { if (status === "authenticated" || status === "authenticated_changed") { var token = MCA.token(); if (token === null || token.JWT === null || token.JWT === "") { //Invalid token } else { $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sso/login/endpoint", data: { token: token.JWT }, success: function (data) { console.log(data); // var url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://todayonlistg.prod.acquia-sites.com/print-edition/archive?r=1499339100"; //$(location).attr('href',url); //User profile return successfully }, error: function () { console.log('error'); //Error handling } }); } } else { //User not login } } } function onTokenRefreshedFunction(token) { } window.mcaAsyncInit = function () { MCA.init({ onSignedIn: onSignedInFunction, onStatusChanged: onStatusChangedFunction//, //onTokenRefreshed: onTokenRefreshedFunction }); }; (function (d) { var js, id = 'mcajssdk', ref = d.getElementsByTagName("body")[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; } js = d.createElement("script"); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://login.mediacorp.sg/jssdk/mca.js?clientid=F0366B28-2521-4AE3-945D-7512473B83CB"; ref.insertBefore(js, ref.childNodes[0]); }(document)); //MCA.signIn() //MCA.signUp() //MCA.signOut() //MCA.updateProfile]() //UAT & PRD CLIENT ID: F0366B28-2521-4AE3-945D-7512473B83CB //SSO SCRIPTS ENDS </script> <div class="googleplusverify" style="height: 0;width: 0;visibility: hidden;position: absolute;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://plus.google.com/106844520243221322465" rel="publisher">Google+</a></div>   <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var em = document.createElement('script'); em.type = 'text/javascript'; em.async = true; em.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://sg-ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://sg-cdn') + '.effectivemeasure.net/em.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(em, s); })(); </script> <noscript> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://sg.effectivemeasure.net/em_image" alt="" style="position:absolute; left:-5px;"/> </noscript>  <div id="dfp-header"> </div> <div class="skin">  <div class="skinner-left">  <div class="skinner-ad-left"></div> <script> (function($){ $('.skinner-ad-left').html( '<div id="div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-8" class="gpt-ad-item"></div>' ); googletag.cmd.push( function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-8'); } ); })(jQuery); </script>  </div> <div class="skinner-right">  <div class="skinner-ad-right"></div> <script> (function($){ $('.skinner-ad-right').html( '<div id="div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-9" class="gpt-ad-item"></div>' ); googletag.cmd.push( function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-' + gptid + '-9'); } ); })(jQuery); </script>  </div>  <div id="page"> <div id="above-header"> <div class="region region-above-header"> <div id="block-onix-header-onix-header-web" class="block block-onix-header first last odd"> <div class="weather-bar"> <div class="weather-bar-degrees"> <span class="weather-bar-title">Singapore Weather</span> <span class="weather-bar-range">Min.</span> 25° | <span class="weather-bar-range">Max.</span> 33° </div> <div class="weather-bar-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://mobile.mediacorp.com.sg/Today/images/thunder.png"></img> </div> <div class="weather-bar-extra"> <span class="">Air Quality: PSI 36-53</span>  </div> </div> <div class="social-bar"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/loginSSO?destination=http%3A//www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales" class="logout-link"></a> <div class="header-social-links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.facebook.com/todayonline" target="_blank"><div class="social-link fb-link"></div></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://twitter.com/#!/TODAYonline" target="_blank"><div class="social-link twitter-link"></div></a>  </div> </div> <div class="player-iframe"> <iframe id="jPlayer" src="/web/20160817022224if_/http://www.todayonline.com/jplayer/index.html" width="70px" height="30px" style="overflow: hidden; border: none" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </div> <div class="search-form"> <div id="block-onix-search-onix-search-block-form" class="block block-onix-search first odd"> <form action="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales" method="post" id="onix-search-search-box-form--2" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><div class="form-item form-type-textfield form-item-search-field"> <input type="text" id="edit-search-field--2" name="search_field" value="Search..." size="18" maxlength="128" class="form-text"/> </div> <input type="submit" id="edit-submit--2" name="op" value="" class="form-submit"/><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-KIsXegBnizedEsniu4y5ymo8d5g1xWWJMCXHI5LZ-Fs"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="onix_search_search_box_form"/> </div></form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <header id="header" role="banner"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/" title="Home" rel="home" id="logo"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/all/themes/today/logo.png" alt="Home"/></a> <hgroup id="name-and-slogan"> <h2 id="site-slogan">We set you thinking</h2> <span id="site-date">Wednesday 17 August 2016</span> </hgroup> <div id="complement" class="temp"> <div id="block-onix-header-onix-header-complement" class="block block-onix-header even"> <div id="header-featured-title-container" class="print-edition-earspace"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition">Read the PDF<br/>print edition</a></div> <div id="header-featured-image-container" class="print-edition-earspace"> <div class="print-edition-block-rotator" style="width: 244px"> <div class="print-edition-block-rotator-item first"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/print_edition_cover_165/public/20161708_AP_page_1.jpg?itok=1UsM2p-k" width="" height="" alt="" title=""/> </a> </div> <div class="print-edition-block-rotator-item last"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/print_edition_cover_165/public/20161708_AP_page_45.jpg?itok=PpFrLeW-" width="" height="" alt="" title=""/> </a> </div> </div> </div><br/> </div>  </div> </header> <div id="navigation"> <nav id="main-menu" role="navigation"> <h2 class="element-invisible">Main menu</h2><ul class="links clearfix"><li class="menu-218 first"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/" class="no-arrow">hot news</a></li> <li class="menu-1316"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/commentary" id="submenu-102">Commentary</a></li> <li class="menu-1020"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/voices" id="submenu-2">Voices</a></li> <li class="menu-1021"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore" id="submenu-3">Singapore</a></li> <li class="menu-1022"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/daily-focus" id="submenu-4">daily focus</a></li> <li class="menu-1327"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/chinaindia" id="submenu-110">China & India</a></li> <li class="menu-1023"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/world" id="submenu-5">World</a></li> <li class="menu-1024 active-trail"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business" id="submenu-6" class="active-trail">Business</a></li> <li class="menu-2747"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/tech" id="submenu-299">Tech</a></li> <li class="menu-1026"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports" id="submenu-8">Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-1029"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment" id="submenu-11">Entertainment</a></li> <li class="menu-2289"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/lifestyle" id="submenu-176">Lifestyle</a></li> <li class="menu-1317"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/blogs" id="submenu-101">Blogs</a></li> <li class="menu-1326"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/photos" id="photos" class="no-arrow">Photos</a></li> <li class="menu-1030"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/videos" id="video" class="no-arrow">Videos</a></li> <li class="menu-1331 last"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/print-edition" class="no-arrow">Print Edition</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="region region-navigation"> <div id="block-onix-highlight-onix-highlight-section-header" class="block block-onix-highlight first odd"> <div class="item-list"><ul id="" class="taxonomy-item-elements-section sections-navigation"><li class="section-header-list-items normal-link first"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/management" class="normal-link" target="">Management</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/impact" class="normal-link" target="">Impact</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/sme" class="normal-link" target="">SME</a></li> <li class="section-header-list-items normal-link last"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/property" class="normal-link" target="">Property</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div id="block-block-936" class="block block-block last even">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-leaderboard1" style="text-align:center;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-leaderboard1'); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main"> <aside class="sidebars"> <section class="region region-sidebar-first column sidebar"> <div id="block-block-946" class="block block-block first odd">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-imu1" style="text-align:center;padding-top:20px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-imu1'); }); </script> </div> </div> <div id="block-onix-newstream-onix-newstream" class="block block-onix-newstream last even"> <h2 class="block__title block-title">Newstream</h2> <div id="onix_newstream"> <div id="newstream_filters" class="hidden_filters"> </div> <div id="newstream_content"> <div id="newstream_first_ad" class="newstream_ad"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-imu2" style="width:300px;text-align:center;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-imu2'); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="newstream_ads_others" style="display:none"> <div id="newstream_ad_2" class="newstream_ad"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/mc.tdyonl.com/homepage;pos=1;sz=300x250?ord=1529289003000000"></script> </div> <div id="newstream_ad_3" class="newstream_ad"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/mc.tdyonl.com/homepage;pos=1;sz=300x250?ord=1155249046000000"></script> </div> <div id="newstream_ad_4" class="newstream_ad"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/mc.tdyonl.com/homepage;pos=1;sz=300x250?ord=866609218000000"></script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </aside> <div id="content" class="column" role="main">  <div class="region region-highlighted"> <div id="block-onix-highlight-onix-highlight-article-header" class="block block-onix-highlight first odd"> <div class="header-sections-wrapper"><h2 class="header-sections">Business</h2></div> </div> <div id="block-views-article-title-block" class="block block-views even"> <div class="view view-article-title view-id-article_title view-display-id-block view-dom-id-672af1cd937390b06f494fcb07bd0a40"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div> <span><h1 class="title" id="page-title">VW's Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales</h1></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-abbbed293fc232acd042f79d5c8059a0" class="block block-views odd"> <div class="view view-article-main-highlight-view view-id-article_main_highlight_view view-display-id-block view-dom-id-6ad3090259a707ca0d78fc7c1c5c3be5"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <article class="node-2314516 article node node-article node-promoted view-mode-highlight_article clearfix" about="/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <header> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_image_lightbox/public/photos/43_images/2016-08-11T090640Z_1_LYNXNPEC7A0FX_RTROPTP_3_VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS-AUDI.JPG?itok=uTzKYBRo" rel="lightbox" title="The Audi logo is seen at the entrance of the Audi powerplant in Brussels. Photo: Reuters"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/photo_gallery_image/public/photos/43_images/2016-08-11T090640Z_1_LYNXNPEC7A0FX_RTROPTP_3_VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS-AUDI.JPG?itok=jD4G08Ed" width="560" height="420" alt="VW's Audi posts 2.3 percent rise in July sales"/></a> </header> <div id="photo-highlight"> <div class="description"> The Audi logo is seen at the entrance of the Audi powerplant in Brussels. Photo: Reuters </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-photo-gallery-view-block" class="block block-views last even"> <div class="view view-photo-gallery-view view-id-photo_gallery_view view-display-id-block view-dom-id-884c5b3a2e2b093d1c7d0ea0e383d873"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="content-main"> <div class="inner"> <article class="node-2314516 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-full inline clearfix" about="/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" data-nid="2314516"> <div class="field-name-field-article-abstract"> </div> <div class="social-links"> <div class="item-list"><ul id="social-links" class="clearfix"><li class="icon first"><a class="print-mail mail icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/printmail/2314516">mail</a></li> <li class="icon"><a class="print icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/print/2314516">print</a></li> <li class="facebook_comment"><a href="#fb-comments" class="fb_comments"><div class="fb-comment-icon">View all <fb:comments-count href="http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales"/></fb:comments-count> comments</div></a></li> <li class="facebook"><div class="fb icon"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div></div></li> <li class="twitter"><div class="twitter icon"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="small" data-count="horizontal" data-lang="en">Tweet</a> </div></li> <li class="whatsapp-share last"></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="authoring full-date"><span class="date-label">Published: </span><span class="date-value">5:10 PM, August 11, 2016</span></div> <div class="authoring full-date"></div> <div class="authoring"></div> <div class="content"> <p>BERLIN - Audi <VOWG_p.DE> sold 2.3 percent more cars in July on growing demand for the redesigned top-selling A4 saloon, though kept trailing behind German luxury rivals BMW <BMWG.DE> and Mercedes-Benz <DAIGn.DE>. </p><p>Audi's global sales increased to 149,400 cars and sport-utility vehicles from 146,073 a year earlier, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker said on Thursday, with its year-to-date deliveries up 5.2 percent to 1.10 million cars. </p>  <div class="left "> </div> <p>Daimler's Mercedes-Benz last week posted a 9.4 percent increase in sales to 163,770 cars, its best-ever July result, compared with a 4 percent gain at BMW's core brand to 153,392. </p><p>After seven months, Mercedes-Benz is on course to become the world's biggest luxury carmaker by sales, replacing BMW which has kept the lead since 2005. REUTERS</p> <div class="social-links"> <div class="item-list"><ul id="social-links" class="clearfix"><li class="icon first"><a class="print-mail mail icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/printmail/2314516">mail</a></li> <li class="icon"><a class="print icon-social" target="_blank" href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/print/2314516">print</a></li> <li class="facebook_comment"><a href="#fb-comments" class="fb_comments"><div class="fb-comment-icon">View all <fb:comments-count href="http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales"/></fb:comments-count> comments</div></a></li> <li class="facebook"><div class="fb icon"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div></div></li> <li class="twitter"><div class="twitter icon"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="small" data-count="horizontal" data-lang="en">Tweet</a> </div></li> <li class="whatsapp-share last"></li> </ul></div> </div> <span class="print-link"></span><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk"));</script><div class="fb-comments" data-mobile="false" data-href="http://www.todayonline.com/business/vws-audi-posts-23-percent-rise-july-sales" data-num-posts="15" data-width="370" data-colorscheme="light"></div> </div> </article> <div id="block-block-326" class="block block-block last even"> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// ><!]]> </script> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar-second"> <section class="region region-sidebar-second column sidebar"> <div id="block-today-blocks-cxsense-related-article" class="block block-today-blocks first odd"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><h2>Recommended <br><span>For You</span></h2></h2> <div id="cx-related-article"></div> </div> <div id="block-block-276" class="block block-block even"> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-ob-template="TodayOnline" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224oe_/http://www.todayonline.com/" data-widget-id="SB_1"> </div> <script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script> </div> <div id="block-today-blocks-cxsense-similar-article" class="block block-today-blocks odd"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><h2>Similar <span>Stories</span></h2></h2> <div id="cx-similar-article"></div> </div> <div id="block-views-most-column-block" class="block block-views even"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><div><span>The Most</span></div><div class="title most-section-title">Business</div></h2> <div class="view view-most-column view-id-most_column view-display-id-block view-dom-id-8772fcf75101fadfca9d7b2d21f801eb"> <div class="view-header"> <h2 id="most_read">READ</h2> <h2 id="most_commented">COMMENTED</h2> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ol> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"><article class="node-1000401 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/chinaindia/india/india-really-means-business-iswaran" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/chinaindia/india/india-really-means-business-iswaran">“India really means business”: Iswaran</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"><article class="node-1452691 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/appy-iphone-users-whatsapp-web-goes-ios" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/appy-iphone-users-whatsapp-web-goes-ios">’appy iPhone users as WhatsApp Web goes iOS</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"><article class="node-354691 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/your-fried-rices-ready-chef" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/your-fried-rices-ready-chef">‘Your fried rice’s ready, Chef’</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"><article class="node-1647961 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/unicorns-face-reality-new-dotcom-bubble" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/unicorns-face-reality-new-dotcom-bubble">‘Unicorns’ face up to reality of new dotcom bubble</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"><article class="node-743876 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/singapore/intention-property-cooling-measures-good-tweaks-worth-exploring" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/intention-property-cooling-measures-good-tweaks-worth-exploring">‘Tweaks' to property cooling measures worth exploring, say industry players</a></h2> </article> </li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="attachment attachment-after"> <div class="view view-most-column view-id-most_column view-display-id-attachment_1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ol> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"><article class="node-2315006 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/zacd-launches-wow-singapore-chinas-fastest-growing-cities" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/zacd-launches-wow-singapore-chinas-fastest-growing-cities">ZACD launches Wow Singapore in China’s fastest-growing cities</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"><article class="node-2324996 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/wynn-calls-macaus-bluff-new-4-billion-resort" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/wynn-calls-macaus-bluff-new-4-billion-resort">Wynn calls Macau's bluff with new $4 billion resort</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2324641 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/when-doubt-disclose-sgx-listed-firms" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/when-doubt-disclose-sgx-listed-firms">When in doubt, disclose: SGX to listed firms</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"><article class="node-2312701 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/wendys-comparable-sales-miss-fewer-diners-eat-out" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/wendys-comparable-sales-miss-fewer-diners-eat-out">Wendy's comparable sales miss as fewer diners eat out</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2317376 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/us-retail-sales-unexpectedly-flat-july" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/us-retail-sales-unexpectedly-flat-july">Weak U.S. retail sales, inflation data dim prospect of Fed rate hike</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"><article class="node-2312881 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/wall-street-bonuses-expected-decline-bankers-traders-report" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/wall-street-bonuses-expected-decline-bankers-traders-report">Wall Street bonuses expected to decline for bankers, traders: report</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2318841 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/wall-st-week-ahead-cheap-clothes-makes-pricy-stocks-tjx-ross" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/wall-st-week-ahead-cheap-clothes-makes-pricy-stocks-tjx-ross">Wall St. Week Ahead: Cheap clothes makes for pricy stocks at TJX, Ross</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"><article class="node-2323511 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/futures-lower-day-after-record-close-wall-street" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/futures-lower-day-after-record-close-wall-street">Wall St. slips after NY Fed head talks up rate hike</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"><article class="node-2317301 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/futures-flat-after-indexes-close-record-highs" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/futures-flat-after-indexes-close-record-highs">Wall St. ends little changed though Nasdaq hits record high close</a></h2> </article> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"><article class="node-2321561 node node-article node-promoted view-mode-most clearfix" about="/business/futures-oil-rise-china-stimulus-hopes" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/futures-oil-rise-china-stimulus-hopes">Wall St. ends at record highs; commodity shares climb</a></h2> </article> </li> </ol></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-today-blocks-tb-skyscrapper-120-600" class="block block-today-blocks last odd"> </div> </section> </div> <div id="content-bottom"> <div class="inner"> <div class="region region-content-bottom"> <div id="block-block-1256" class="block block-block first odd"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-native" style="text-align:center;"> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[// ><!]]> </script></div> </div> <div id="block-outbrain-today-outbrain-today" class="block block-outbrain-today even"> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224oe_/http://www.todayonline.com/" data-widget-id="AR_1" data-ob-template="TodayOnline"></div> <script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script> </div> <div id="block-panels-mini-home-footer" class="block block-panels-mini last odd"> <h2 class="block__title block-title"><span>Inside</span> Today</h2> <div class="panel-flexible panels-flexible-4_columns clearfix" id="mini-panel-home_footer"> <div class="panel-flexible-inside panels-flexible-4_columns-inside"> <div class="panels-flexible-row panels-flexible-row-4_columns-region_1 panels-flexible-row-first panels-flexible-row-last clearfix"> <div class="inside panels-flexible-row-inside panels-flexible-row-4_columns-region_1-inside panels-flexible-row-inside-first panels-flexible-row-inside-last clearfix"> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_1 panels-flexible-region-first "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_1-inside panels-flexible-region-inside-first"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/world">World</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/north-korea-calls-souths-leader-psychopath-over-missile-row"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/27090584.JPG?itok=IWxFq-Bl" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/north-korea-calls-souths-leader-psychopath-over-missile-row">North Korea calls South’s leader ‘psychopath’ over missile row</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/world/navy-names-ship-after-gay-rights-advocate-harvey-milk">Navy names ship after gay rights advocate Harvey Milk</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/world/stigma-killing-south-africans-living-hiv">Stigma 'killing' South Africans living with HIV</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/celebrity/michael-moore-says-he-knows-fact-trump-doesnt-want-presidency">Michael Moore says he knows ‘for a fact’ Trump doesn’t want presidency</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/thailand-enlists-pokemon-go-restore-tourists-confidence-after-recent-bomb-attacks">Thailand enlists Pokemon Go to restore tourists’ confidence after recent bomb attacks</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test-inside"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business">Business</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/cisco-systems-lay-about-14000-employees-crn"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/2016-08-17T012523Z_1_LYNXNPEC7G03J_RTROPTP_3_CISCO-RESULTS.JPG?itok=dzZ3MuD5" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/cisco-systems-lay-about-14000-employees-crn">Cisco Systems to lay off about 14,000 employees: CRN</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/asian-stocks-step-back-one-year-high-after-fed-rate-talks">Asian stocks step back from one-year high after Fed rate talks</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/deutsche-bank-retail-chief-urges-bonuses-be-waived-second-year-bild">Deutsche Bank retail chief urges bonuses be waived for second year: Bild</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/oil-prices-fall-doubts-producers-can-agree-output-restraint">Oil prices fall on doubts that producers can agree output restraint</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/business/aig-nearing-deal-sell-unit-arch-capital-34-billion-wsj">AIG to sell unit to Arch Capital for $3.4 billion</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_2 "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-region_2-inside"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports">Sports</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/27089885.JPG?itok=pqCgN7V3" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/georgia-grab-lifting-gold-iran-fume">Georgia grab lifting gold as Iran fume</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/aguero-hat-trick-fires-man-city-steau-rout">Aguero hat-trick fires Man City to Steau rout</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/rio-2016-japanese-teen-becomes-youngest-ever-table-tennis-medallist">Rio 2016: Japanese teen becomes youngest ever table tennis medallist</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/schooling-knows-life-will-never-be-same">Schooling knows life will never be the same</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/mums-word-girlfriend-rumours">Mum’s the word on Schooling girlfriend rumours</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test_ panels-flexible-region-last "> <div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-4_columns-test_-inside panels-flexible-region-inside-last"> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-footer-displays"> <div class="header-footer"> <h3><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment">Entertainment</a></h3></div> <div class="left"> <div class="node-image"> <a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/celebrity/michael-moore-says-he-knows-fact-trump-doesnt-want-presidency"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/photos/43_images/27089424.JPG?itok=s2n5EuaS" alt=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title-node"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/celebrity/michael-moore-says-he-knows-fact-trump-doesnt-want-presidency">Michael Moore says he knows ‘for a fact’ Trump doesn’t want presidency</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/movies/guardians-galaxy-writer-pen-live-action-pokemon-movie">Guardians of the Galaxy writer to pen live-action Pokemon movie</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/robert-downey-jr-nic-pizzolatto-eyeing-tv-project-hbo">Robert Downey Jr, Nic Pizzolatto eyeing TV project at HBO</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/cast-fear-walking-dead-only-know-whats-happening-days-advance-says-actress">Cast of Fear the Walking Dead only know what’s happening days in advance, says actress</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/pradhana-vizha-2016-awards-nominees-revealed">Pradhana Vizha 2016 awards nominees revealed</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="footer" class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-1266" class="block block-block first odd"> <style> <![CDATA[/* ><!]]>*/ </style> </div> <div id="block-block-816" class="block block-block even"> <style> #most_read { display:none; } .view-most-column .view-content { display:none !important; } .view-most-column .attachment .view-most-column .view-content { display:block !important; } </style> </div> <div id="block-block-426" class="block block-block odd"> <style> .special-package-wrapper { background:#ea233d url("/web/20160817022224im_/http://www.todayonline.com/sites/all/modules/custom/today_blocks/css/images/stripe.png") repeat scroll 0 0 !important; } </style> </div> <div id="block-block-541" class="block block-block even"> <style> .car-id-tr { display:none; } .region.region-breaking { z-index: 0; } </style> </div> <div id="block-block-486" class="block block-block odd"> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-55184547-4', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </div> <div id="block-block-971" class="block block-block last even">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-outofpage" style="height:0px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-outofpage'); }); </script> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <div class="region region-bottom"> <div id="block-menu-menu-footer-links" class="block block-menu first last odd" role="navigation"> <ul class="menu"><li class="menu__item is-leaf first leaf"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/about-us2" class="menu__link">About TODAY</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/apps" class="menu__link">Apps</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/rss-feeds" target="_blank" class="menu__link">RSS</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/sitemap" class="menu__link">Sitemap</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/syndication" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Syndication</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.mediacorp.sg/en/contactus" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Contact Us</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/advertise-us" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Advertise with Us</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/web/20160817022224/http://www.todayonline.com/terms-conditions" target="_blank" class="menu__link">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf last leaf"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://www.mediacorp.sg/en/about" target="_blank" class="menu__link">About MediaCorp</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="copyright">Copyright 2016 © Mediacorp Press Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Mediacorp News Group</div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var ord = (Math.random()*10000000000000000); jQuery('.aia-imu1').append( jQuery('<iframe />').attr({ 'src': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mc.tdyonl.com/microsite-aia;pos=1;sz=300x250;ord=' + ord, 'scrolling': 'no', 'frameborder': 0, 'border': 0, 'width': 300, 'height': 250 }) ); jQuery('.aia-leaderboard').append( jQuery('<iframe />').attr({ 'src': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mc.tdyonl.com/microsite-aia;pos=1;sz=728x90;ord=' + ord, 'scrolling': 'no', 'frameborder': 0, 'border': 0, 'width': 728, 'height': 90 }) ); jQuery('.aiacont').append( jQuery('<iframe />').attr({ 'src': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/mc.tdyonl.com/microsite-aia;pos=1;sz=360x170;ord=' + ord, 'scrolling': 'no', 'frameborder': 0, 'border': 0, 'width': 360, 'height': 170 }) ); }); </script> <script> var cX = cX || {}; cX.callQueue = cX.callQueue || []; cX.callQueue.push(['insertWidget', { widgetId: Drupal.settings.widget, renderFunction: function(data,context) { var items = data.response.items; var numLimit=6; var content = ''; for (var i=0; i<items.length && i < numLimit; i++) { var item = items[i]; var itemsrc = item.src || 'trendall'; var click_url = item.click_url + '?cx_tag=' + item.src + '&cid=tg:recos:' + item.src + (item._type=='sponsored'?':sponsored':':standard'); var title = item.title ? item.title.replace('- Toggle','') : item.title; var imageurl = item["og-image"]; var sponsored = ''; if (item._type == 'sponsored'){ sponsored = '<div class="meta"><div class="sponsored"><label>Sponsored</label></div></div>'; } // content = content + '<div class="l-gi"><div class="tg-list-item"><a href="'+ click_url +'" target="_blank"><img src = "' + imageurl + '" onerror="this.onerror=\'\'; this.src=\'/image/5248738/16x9/320/180/ad0f2af2cdb1e778dca04794326536ee/Zg/default-pix.jpg\'"/></a></div></div>'; content = content + '<div class="item__info"><h6 class="item__title" data-dotdot="3"><a href="' + click_url + '" target = "_blank">' + title + '</a></h6>'+ sponsored +'</div></div></div>'; document.getElementById(Drupal.settings.widgetname).innerHTML = content; console.log(content); } content = content + '</div><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="tg-load-more btn" style="display: none;">Show More</a></div>'; } } ]); </script> <script> var cX = cX || {}; cX.callQueue = cX.callQueue || []; cX.callQueue.push(['insertWidget', { widgetId: Drupal.settings.widget_1, renderFunction: function(data,context) { var items = data.response.items; var numLimit=6; var content = ''; for (var i=0; i<items.length && i < numLimit; i++) { var item = items[i]; var itemsrc = item.src || 'trendall'; var click_url = item.click_url + '?cx_tag=' + item.src + '&cid=tg:recos:' + item.src + (item._type=='sponsored'?':sponsored':':standard'); var title = item.title ? item.title.replace('- Toggle','') : item.title; var imageurl = item["og-image"]; var sponsored = ''; if (item._type == 'sponsored'){ sponsored = '<div class="meta"><div class="sponsored"><label>Sponsored</label></div></div>'; } content = content + '<div class="item__info"><h6 class="item__title" data-dotdot="3"><a href="' + click_url + '" target = "_blank">' + title + '</a></h6>'+ sponsored +'</div></div></div>'; document.getElementById(Drupal.settings.widgetname_2).innerHTML = content; console.log(content); } content = content + '</div><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="tg-load-more btn" style="display: none;">Show More</a></div>'; } } ]); </script> <div class="region region-page-bottom"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://platform.tumblr.com/v1/share.js"></script> </div>  <script> var _comscore = _comscore || []; _comscore.push( { c1: "2", c2: "6154803" } ); ( function() { var s = document.createElement("script"), el = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.async = true; s.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224/https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js"; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); } )(); </script> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6154803&cv=2.0&cj=1"/> </noscript>   <script type="text/javascript"> var OmniObj = { "server": server, "ch": channel, "p1": Prop1, "p2": Prop2, "p3": Prop1 + ":" + Prop2 + ":" + "online", "p4": "", "p5": "", "p6": "", "p7": "", "p8": "", "eve": "", "hier": Prop1 + "|" + Prop2 + "|online|Business|20160811|2314516_" + Drupal.settings.node_title, "pg": Prop1 + ":" + Prop2 + ":online:Business:20160811:2314516_" + Drupal.settings.node_title }; pagetracking(OmniObj) </script> <script type="text/javascript">  </script>  <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://mediacorp.112.2o7.net/b/ss/mediacorp-mcs-prd/1/H.16--NS/0" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt=""/> </noscript> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery("#block-views-taxonomy-term-block-2 h2.block-title").each(function() { var text = jQuery(this).text(); text = text.replace("Latest", "<span>Latest</span>"); jQuery(this).html(text); }); }); </script>    <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224js_/http://secure-sg.imrworldwide.com/v60.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pvar = { cid: "sg-mediacorp", content: "today", server: "secure-sg" }; var trac = nol_t(pvar); trac.record().post(); </script> <noscript> <div> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20160817022224im_/http://secure-sg.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/m?ci=sg-mediacorp&cg=today&cc=1&ts=noscript" width="1" height="1" alt=""/> </div> </noscript>  <script> if (typeof _satellite != "undefined") { _satellite.pageBottom(); } </script> <script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={});NREUM.info={"beacon":"bam.nr-data.net","licenseKey":"ab7b570406","applicationID":"3415279","transactionName":"NVEGZxNZDEMEBhZbCQwbJVAVUQ1eSgsNVgM9RAVUBGcUWQAS","queueTime":0,"applicationTime":1479,"atts":"GRYFEVtDH00=","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-data.net","agent":""}</script><script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ (function() { var _analytics_scr = document.createElement('script'); _analytics_scr.type = 'text/javascript'; _analytics_scr.async = true; _analytics_scr.src = '/_Incapsula_Resource?SWJIYLWA=2977d8d74f63d7f8fedbea018b7a1d05&ns=10'; var _analytics_elem = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _analytics_elem.parentNode.insertBefore(_analytics_scr, _analytics_elem); })(); // ]]> </script></body> </html>