{"id":83699,"date":"2009-12-15T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/15\/report-2011-audi-a1-not-coming-to-the-states\/"},"modified":"2009-12-15T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-15T20:31:00","slug":"report-2011-audi-a1-not-coming-to-the-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/83699","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: 2011 Audi A1 not coming to the States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/coupes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coupe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/geneva-motor-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hatchbacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hatchback<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/audi\/\" rel=\"tag\">Audi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/rumormill\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rumormill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/2011-audi-a1-graffiti-teasers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/03-2011-audi-a1-teaser-630op.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <em><strong><small><br \/>\n<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2011 Audi A1 graffiti &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s still two months to go before the production 2011 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/AudiA1\/\">Audi A1<\/a> is finally scheduled to get its internet close-up ahead of its public debut at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/geneva-motor-show\/\">Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, and the hype machine is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/14\/video-2011-audi-a1-teased-ahead-of-geneva-unveiling\/\">already in full swing<\/a>. No wonder, really, considering how much the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/mini\">Mini<\/a> line &#8211; which, along with the reborn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/fiat\">Fiat 500<\/a>, Audi is obviously targeting with the little A1 &#8211; and its excellent advertising campaigns have impacted the public psyche.<\/p>\n<p>One very large question remains, though: Will Audi sell the A1 in the States? We&#8217;ve heard from Audi&#8217;s head of sales Peter Schwarzenbauer multiple times that the car was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/09\/16\/report-audi-could-sell-a1-in-the-states\/\">designed with the U.S. market in mind<\/a>, but today we see a conflicting report from Insideline quoting an unnamed Audi insider.<\/p>\n<p>The decision on whether or not the A1 makes the trek to America may well depend on its ability to make money at Mini&#8217;s established price points and how strongly Audi believes that U.S. buyers have signaled their willingness to spend premium bucks on small cars. We&#8217;ll see&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-audi-a1-graffiti-teasers\/low\/\">2011 Audi A1 Graffiti Teasers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-audi-a1-graffiti-teasers\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2011-audi-a1-teaser_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-audi-a1-graffiti-teasers\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/02-2011-audi-a1-teaser.jpg_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-audi-a1-graffiti-teasers\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/03-2011-audi-a1-teaser_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-audi-a1-graffiti-teasers\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/04-2011-audi-a1-teaser_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideline.com\/audi\/a1\/2011\/2011-audi-a1-reportedly-not-coming-to-the-us.html\">Insideline<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/15\/report-2011-audi-a1-not-coming-to-the-states\/\">REPORT: 2011 Audi A1 not coming to the States<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:31:00 EST.  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