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Audi increases upfront expenditure for electric mobility; €12B by 2024

Green Car Congress

Audi AG plans an outlay of approximately €37 billion for research and development expenditure and investment in property, plant and equipment over the next five years (2020 to 2024). The Audi Transformation Plan (ATP), launched two years ago, is freeing up the necessary funds. —Alexander Seitz.

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Audi targeting sales of 800,000 BEVs and PHEVs in 2025

Green Car Congress

Audi aims to sell approximately 800,000 fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the year 2025. At today’s Annual General Meeting of Audi AG, the Board of Management is presenting the updated “Audi.Vorsprung.2025.” —Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG. Audi e-tron prototype shown in Geneva.

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Audi E-tron electric SUV gets discounts just as it goes on sale

Green Car Reports

Just as the 2019 E-tron SUV starts arriving at dealerships, Audi is already offering big discounts on them. percent financing on the E-tron for up to 66 months, which is significantly cheaper than most other models in Audi's lineup, according to our partners at CarsDirect.com. The biggest incentive so far is 1.9

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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

EV Info

Latest research from Specialist Car Finance Experts, Forza Finance , has revealed that BMW is the most popular luxury car brand to finance in 16 of Europe’s 44 countries including the UK & Ireland based on finance rather than sales or units. Audi is 5th place with 2 countries. Methodology.

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Audi CEO Duesmann pushes back against politicians opposing ICE ban

Teslarati

Audi CEO Markus Duesmann is pushing against politicians in Europe who oppose the bans internal combustion engine ban in 2035 while resolidifying his company’s plans to only offer fully-electric vehicles from 2026 on. “From 2026, Audi will only be launching purely electric models.” “The trend is confirmed.”

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

Green Car Congress

Audi is supporting the German team (the “ Part-Time Scientists ”) in the Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP) competition with its know-how in several fields of technology from quattro all-wheel drive and lightweight construction to electric mobility and piloted driving. The concept of a privately financed mission to the moon is fascinating.

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VW ID.4 review, Audi Q6 E-Tron preview, Lexus RX PHEV, Trump EV tariff: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron In a preview drive of the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron , we saw the promise in Audi’s first fully conceived, best executed EV—thanks in part to the new PPE platform it shares with the Porsche Macan EV. market sale, he said in a campaign speech Saturday. A first drive of the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4

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