Audi no longer sets a clear timetable for phasing out petrol vehicles, pauses comprehensive electrification plan.

Audi global CEO Gauden confirmed in an interview on June 18 that the plans made by the previous management have been overturned. Audi has withdrawn its plan to stop developing and selling internal combustion engine vehicles by 2033, and there is no longer a specific end date set. "Audi will launch a new series of internal combustion engine and plug-in hybrid vehicles between 2024 and 2026, which will provide us with more flexibility in the next decade, and then we will see how the market develops," Gauden said. Gauden also revealed that Audi will lead the development of platform architecture and software systems for large vehicles in the Volkswagen Group, covering all models from the A5 level. This work includes the next generation SSP platform, marking the Volkswagen Group's first comprehensive shift to "software-defined vehicles." The project is being carried out in cooperation with Rivian, and the first Audi models to be equipped with the SSP platform are expected to be launched at the end of 2027 or in 2028.