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Audi is a sub-brand of VW Group which owns 12 vehicle brands in total that share engines. I find it strange that an announcement like this would come from a sub
by Neil44 6y ago
Audi is a sub-brand of VW Group which owns 12 vehicle brands in total that share engines. I find it strange that an announcement like this would come from a sub-brand and not mention the other wider brands.
- jansan 6y agoI would assume that the Volkswage group cannot abandon development for some reasons: 1. They cover markets that will not be ready for EV in the near future. 2. They will need combution engines for trucks for the forseeable future. I do not think that the Diesel engine has really reached the full potential, yet. 3. While the share of combustion engines will go down significantly, it will not become zero. Having one centralized engine development division may be sufficient for the future.
- wallaBBB 6y agoVW group until recently believed in progress through internal competition, and VW and Audi were the main drivers of this philosophy, but since few years ago VW group announced that they will stop with this and focus on common development across brands. This was most likely done to minimize the automotive crisis impact that was anticipated even without Covid in sight. Audi saying they will not be doing further development, basically doesn't say much in light of this change. Could be more of a marketing thing in the end, or maybe to put some pressure on EU regulations... Generally VW is doing a poor job at transitioning to EV and "connected" vehicles (just take a look at some reviews of ID.4, or issues latest Golf model has) and they do need to put a bigger focus there.