VW's Audi beats Mercedes with record January sales

Audi outsold Mercedes-Benz in January as demand in China and the United States helped Volkswagen's flagship division post record sales and analysts said the lead over its German rival may widen. Audi said on Monday sales rose 10 percent last month to 137,700 cars and sport-utility vehicles with the world's two largest car markets and Germany all posting double-digit gains. Audi sold 15 percent more vehicles in China, its No. 1 market, even though overall demand there is slowing, and ma