The new CEO of Audi, Gernot Döllner, is concerned about the time it will take for fully electric models to become as profitable as combustion engine vehicles.
In an interview with the German newspaper “Handelsblatt”, Gernot Döllner expressed his concern that the profit margins of battery electric vehicles are still far from those of combustion engine models.
“Originally, we assumed that it would be possible to achieve this return in the mid-2020s. However, in the current context of developments, it is likely that this goal will be postponed,” emphasized Döllner.
It should be noted that Audi aims to stop developing new combustion engines from 2026 and only sell fully electric models from 2033.
The new CEO of Audi also confirmed that the transition to electric mobility will happen in Europe, North America, and China, but at different speeds.
It should be noted that the German brand aimed to introduce 20 new models by 2025, half of which would be electric, including the Q6 e-tron, the first 100% electric SUV in the e-tron family to be built in Ingolstadt and expected to arrive in 2024.
