CEO of Audi, Gernot Dollne, used the financial statement presentation to reveal more about the future of the House of 4 Rings. In particular, he wanted to provide additional information about the models that the automaker will launch on the market. Dollner said that Audi is preparing for launch 20 new products by the end of 2025. Although not specified, it should be a mixture of the new model and the facelift.
Among the future models, the new Audi A6 e-tron will debut in the summer, which we have talked about a lot and which was already expected in the form of a concept car in the past. However, by the end of the year the turn will come new Audi A5 and Q5 which will be the first models to have new Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) platform.
Audi will have a fully electric car by 2027all main segmentssaid the number one automaker. Moreover, it looks like there will be a battery-powered model below the A4/Q4 in the medium term.
Audi confirms that it intends promote electrification strategy announced in the past, although the EV market has slowed a bit today. The last endothermic car will appear in 2026, and then only new battery-powered models. As mentioned above, the goal is to have electric models in all major market segments by 2027. Of course, this does not mean that Audi intends to stop selling cars with internal combustion engines.
As Dollner explained, combination of endothermic, hybrid and electric models it will be on sale for about 10 more years. The idea is to abandon traditional technologies around 2033 provided, however, that market conditions permit it. In fact, the House of 4 Rings will continue to monitor market trends in order to be able to react quickly in the event of important changes.
Our vision is quite clear. We are fully committed to electric mobility. But if changes occur during the transition period, we will be able to respond to them.
In short, Audi continues to pursue its electrification strategy, but with the necessary flexibility in case the market changes.
Looking at the 2023 results, revenue grew by 13.1% to €69.9 billion, operating profit reached €6.3 billion and operating margin was 9.0%.
Within the Audi Group, the Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Ducati brands delivered 1,918,912 cars and 58,224 motorcycles. In particular, the Audi brand, with 1,895,240 vehicles delivered, recorded an increase of 17.4%. Speaking strictly about electric vehicles, 178,429 units were delivered last year, up 51% year-on-year.
Source: HD Motori
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