Audi's Electric Vehicle Sales Increased by 51% Year-on-Year Last Year
Overall Sales Volume Also Increasing... Approaching 1.9 Million Units
Q6 e-tron to Be Unveiled at End of Q1
Last year, Audi's electric vehicle sales increased by 1.5 times compared to the previous year.
Audi announced on the 16th that it sold a total of 1,895,240 vehicles worldwide last year, marking a 17.4% increase from the previous year. Sales increased in all regions globally. In Europe, the region with the highest sales, a total of 747,619 units were sold, up 19.7% from the previous year. In China and Hong Kong, sales reached 729,042 units, a 13.5% increase year-on-year. U.S. sales also rose by 22.3% during the same period to 228,550 units, setting a record for the highest sales ever in the U.S.
Electric vehicle sales, in particular, saw significant growth. Approximately 178,000 units were sold, representing a 51% increase compared to the previous year. Audi Q4 e-tron sales increased by about 112% year-on-year.
Audi plans to continue its electric vehicle expansion strategy this year as well. At the end of the first quarter, Audi will unveil the Audi Q6 e-tron, the first model equipped with the dedicated pure electric vehicle platform 'Premium Platform Electric (PPE)'. Various other models will be launched thereafter.
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Gernot D?llner, Audi's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), explained, "By 2025, we plan to strengthen our diverse new car portfolio and further enhance the brand's positioning by introducing a completely new generation of internal combustion engines and plug-in hybrid models in addition to electric vehicles."
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