Audi speeds past rivals in mainland elite fleet deal

While BMW is likely to walk away empty-handed from China's lucrative government car procurement market this year, its German peer Audi has been dominating the market for a long time.

The Procurement Center of the Central People's Government (PCCG) said last Thursday that it has no plan to buy BMW cars this year.

In contrast, government procurement contributes about 20 percent to Audi's total sales in China, according to Zhang Xiaojun, deputy managing director of Audi China's Sales Division.