UAE: Ali & Sons Holding LLC have partnered with the UAE Tour, a celebrated road cycling stage race organised by Abu Dhabi Sports Council. As part of the agreement, the exclusive distributor for Audi in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain has offered a selection of Audi cars as fleet support for the event.
The UAE Tour, a seven-day annual event, attracts the best cyclists in the world to race a route of more than 1,000km in length. It will conclude at Jebel Hafeet on February 26.
Mark Austin, Audi Abu Dhabi General Manager, said, “Audi has been a close partner and sponsor of national, regional and international sports for decades. The UAE Tour is one of the most impressive world tour races of the year with so many of the world’s best cyclists in contention. We look forward to welcoming some of the best cyclists in the world and offering our cars to support the event.”
The Audi Group, with its brands Audi, Ducati and Lamborghini, is one of the most successful manufacturers of automobiles and motorcycles in the premium segment. It is present in more than 100 markets worldwide and produces at 17 locations in 11 countries. 100 percent subsidiaries of AUDI AG include Audi Sport GmbH (Neckarsulm, Germany), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy) and Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy).
In 2020, the Audi Group delivered to customers about 1.693 million automobiles of the Audi brand, 7,430 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and 48,042 motorcycles of the Ducati brand. In the 2019 fiscal year, AUDI AG achieved total revenue of € 55.7 billion and an operating profit of € 4.5 billion. At present, about 87,000 people work for the company all over the world, 60,000 of them in Germany. With new models, innovative mobility offerings and other attractive services, Audi is becoming a provider of sustainable, individual premium mobility.
AUDI AG’s commitment to the region was established through the foundation of its fully owned subsidiary in 2005. The current Middle East model range comprises the Audi A3 and S3, A4 and S4, the A5/S5 Coupe and Sportback, RS5 Sportback, the A6, S6, RS6 Avant, A7, S7, RS7, A8, A8 L and S8, the Audi Q3, Q3 Sportback, RS Q3 Sportback, Q5 & SQ5, Q7, Q8, RS Q8, R8, e-tron and e-tron Sportback.
