Production of the Audi A1 supermini and Q2 crossover has come to an finish after more than a decade.
Audi recorded 1,389,658 deliveries of the A1 since its launch in 2010, whereas a whole of 887,231 Q2s have rolled off the production line because it arrived in 2016.
Audi stated the fashions have been notably common in Germany, the UK and Italy.
They won’t be straight changed: Audi is transferring away from constructing small and more inexpensive automobiles to as a substitute consider the more worthwhile core of the premium sector.
The incoming A2 E-tron, a sub-£30,000 EV based mostly on the Volkswagen ID 3, will successfully take their place within the line-up, turning into the brand new entry-level Audi.
The German model’s smallest combustion-engined fashions at the moment are the A3 hatchback and Q3 SUV.
The demise of the A1 frees up house on its production line in Martorell, Spain, for the Volkswagen Group’s forthcoming vary of small EVs: the Cupra Raval, Skoda Epiq, Volkswagen ID Polo and Volkswagen ID Cross.
Similarly, the Q2 makes means for the brand new A2 E-tron to be constructed at Audi’s dwelling base in Ingolstadt, Germany.
In addition, the corporate confirmed its new flagship sports car will enter production subsequent 12 months. Based on the minimalist Concept C and impressed by the TT, will probably be constructed by Audi Sport at its Böllinger Höfe plant.
As beforehand reported by Autocar, its present halo mannequin – the E-tron GT, which is assembled in the identical manufacturing facility – can be discontinued sooner or later to create space for the brand new sports activities automotive.
