Car manufacturers the world over have said many things about their powertrain strategies. Broadly, many insist that the end of pure internal combustion is nigh and, after a quick dalliance with various takes on hybridization, everything will be electric . Audi’s messaging has been broadly along those lines, saying it will only introduce new combustion-powered cars up until 2026 followed by 'the gradual phasing out of production of vehicles with combustion engines by 2033.
After all, Audi is about to launch several new gas-powered models, including the all-important Q5 crossover; that may be before that previously planned 2026 cutoff date, but it's still going to stick around for a while. Continuing, Döllner made no bones about Audi’s future, and the variety it’ll bring to the brand. “Nobody knows how fast the transition will be.