Audi is set to end the production of new internal combustion engine models by the end of 2026.
This news confirms earlier reports in German media about the same issue. It is now reported that Audi chief executive Markus Duesmann announced the decision at the company’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany during a management meeting last week.
Audi is expected to continue to build ICE-powered vehicles until the early 2030s even though it won’t introduce any new ICE models beyond 2026.
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Auto News claims that the current A3 and A4 will be replaced by all-electric successors, as will the A5 and A6. It is also reported that the final all-new ICE model built by Audi will be the next-generation Q8 and that it will be produced until 2032, by which time all future Audi models will be all-electric.
The German car manufacturer has previously committed to building 20 all-electric models globally by 2025 and by 2030, it expects to be selling 7 million cars based on the PPE platform it has co-developed with Porsche.
If these reports are true, then it is evident that Audi is looking to shift to an all-electric line-up before its key rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz. BMW expects half of its sales to be for all-electric models by 2030 while Mercedes-Benz is yet to announce a date for when it will only be building EVs. Jaguar’s shift to all-electric power is happening even quicker than Audi’s, though, as it has confirmed it will be an all-EV brand in 2025.
