Audi and German Auto Peers Face Pressure as China Sales Drop

Audi’s deliveries in China declined for a second consecutive year as the Volkswagen AG-owned automaker and its German peers are getting increasingly squeezed by local manufacturers.

Sales in Audi’s biggest single market fell 5% to 617,514 vehicles last year, the carmaker said Wednesday. The drop was less pronounced than at BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG, with Audi citing the start of its Chinese model offensive for slowing the decline.