Audi TT

Sharp declines in sales of the A3, A4 cabriolet, A6 and the TT were more than offset by increases in the A4 and the addition of Q7 volumes. The A4 and Q7 featured heavily subsidized lease programs in November which probably contributed to the success of these two vehicles.

Pair badly hurt as car hits tree
Two people are fighting for their lives in hospital after the car they were in crashed into a tree in Lancashire.

BELGIUM [updated 16:15GMT]: Workers blockade VW plant
Workers at Volkswagen's plant outside Brussels have blockaded the plant in a bitter protest sparked by plans to axe 4,000 workers and shift production of the Golf to VWs German factories.

Audi to Invest $15.7B Through 2011
Audi AG, the luxury car maker owned by Volkswagen, said Monday it plans to invest euro11.8 billion through 2011 and expand its line of models to 40 from the current 22.