The automotive Audi announced that starting in 2026, it will only market fully electric models worldwide, the purpose of which is to gradually reduce the production of its internal combustion engines until 2033, which includes the plant in Mexico.
For this, the German company will invest more than 20,000 million dollars in electrification and hybrid systems, which is part of the 42,000 million dollars, approximately destined for future vehicle projects.
“Con ‘Vorsprung 2030’, Audi has a clearly established strategy to lead the way towards sustainability, social responsibility and technology in 2030. ‘Vorsprung 2030’ will ensure that Audi continue to be viable in the future, “he said. Markus Duesmann, CEO of Audi.
He specified that investments for future vehicle projects increase once again, and “amount to a total of 37,000 million euros (42,000 million dollars). Audi will allocate around 18,000 million euros only for the development of electrification and hybridization, thus underlining its strong commitment to electromobility ”.
The company plans to market 3 million vehicles a year starting in 2030, in the world. “With the growing synergies of the Group, Audi aims to have a sustainable operating margin on its sales of more than 11% in the long term,” stressed the CEO.
The Volkswagen Group, With Audi Y Porsche, is a founding member of IONITY which is also investing 700 million euros in its fast charging network for electric vehicles in 24 countries, so by 2025, the number of 350 kW fast charging points will increase from the current 1,500 to about 7,000.
“Having an attractive fast-charging network is one of the core components of the broad ecosystem that Audi offers for self-driving and electric cars, and will therefore expand in the future.”
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx