- Wide selection of models and comfortable concierge service
- Flexible time periods and exact billing by the hour
- Bookings and payments made via smartphone
Beijing/Ingolstadt, September 19, 2017 – With Audi on demand+ the brand with the Four Rings is now bringing the successful premium mobility concept for flexible use and exceptional service to Beijing. Users select the desired car from a range of prestigious top models, from a high-performance vehicle to an upper-class sedan. Customers can use their smartphones to book their preferred models and pay while on the move. A concierge service brings the car to the customer by request. The metropolis is the first location for Audi on demand+ in China, before the offering becomes available in major medium and large-sized cities across China to form a regionwide mobility service network within the next few years.
Audi on demand+ is tailored to meet unique needs of customers in Beijing. To enjoy this premium driving experience in the busy, Chinese metropolis, users specifically select the car they want with an individual configuration and easily use their smartphones for booking. Time periods between four hours and 30 days can be chosen flexibly.
Use of the service is billed by the hour. The all-inclusive rate contains a complete service package that includes unlimited driving mileage and insurance coverage. The Audi on demand+ selection consists mostly of new products with a full range of equipment. Audi Sport models as well as premium, long version sedans are available for booking.
An exclusive concierge service delivers the booked car to the preferred place of the customer in an area of at least 150 square kilometres, which contains CBD, Beijing's hip main business district and other relevant boroughs. After the customer is finished using it concierge service picks the Audi up again. Furthermore the concierge desk assists customers to acquaint themselves with their Audi. Of course clients are able to collect the vehicle by themselves at a central office, too.
The smartphone app also makes paying for the service very convenient. Customers can choose from a number of options for fast, convenient digital payment, including WeChat, AliPay and UnionPay.
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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 16 locations in 12 countries. 100 percent subsidiaries of AUDI AG include Audi Sport GmbH (Neckarsulm), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy) and Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy).
In 2016, the Audi Group delivered to customers about 1.868 million automobiles of the Audi brand, 3,457 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and 55,451 motorcycles of the Ducati brand. In the 2016 fiscal year, AUDI AG achieved total revenue of €59.3 billion and an operating profit of €3.1 billion. At present, approximately 88,000 people work for the company all over the world, more than 60,000 of them in Germany. Audi focuses on sustainable products and technologies for the future of mobility.