Audi sales rose 2.7 percent in August to a record 128,650 cars as strong demand from Germany and the United States and a decline in Chinese deliveries eased, it said. Sales of luxury cars and sport-utility vehicles at Volkswagen's flagship division increased 3.4 percent in the first eight months to a record 1.18 million units. The fall in Chinese deliveries slowed to 4.1 percent last month from 12.5 percent in July. Sales in Germany and the United States were up 13.5 percent and 9.9 percent respectively.