Ingolstadt Automaker is also another to review its total electrification plans, even postponed
On June 23, 2021, Audi He announced that he would stop launching new petrol models since 2026 and ending the production of vehicles exclusively by combustion by 2033. The goal was to make the brand fully electric in all markets, except China, where the demand for thermal motors could maintain this type of vehicle in production.
However, this plan has changed. In an interview with PaddleCEO Gernot Döllner said that “Audi is likely to continue producing petrol cars by 2035, possibly going further”. He explained that the next releases will give the company the flexibility of maintaining combustion engines for “seven, eight, perhaps 10 years”. According to him, “let’s take a look at how our markets evolve. We have already decided to extend the production beyond the previously announced dates”.
The change occurs after the CEO from Audi
It remains to be seen how Audi will face the possible prohibition of combustion of car in the European Union from 2035. The company can choose to end these models in the region or keep them for markets with more flexible rules. Mercedes-Benz, who had also planned to become totally electric in some markets by 2030, retired. The BMW, in turn, has never established a deadline and continues to defend the consumer’s choice and underlining the failures in the charging infrastructure.
With this, even in the face of the advancement of electrification, Audi and its competitors admit that the transition will be longer than it imagines.
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