Audi wants to stop production of the Q8 e-tron and close the factory: a large number of workers will lose their jobs

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2024-07-11 12:42Published in Henan

Fast technology news on July 11, comprehensive overseas media reports, due to sales not meeting expectations, Audi is considering stopping the production of flagship models Q8 e-tron and Q8 e-tron sportback in advance, and even closing its factory in Brussels, Belgium.

According to the data, the Brussels plant is Audi's first factory dedicated to the production of electric vehicles, and is currently producing the Q8 e-tron, which produced a total of 53,555 pure electric vehicles last year, while Audi delivered 178,000 electric vehicles throughout the year, of which about 30% came from the factory.

Audi said it had previously invested heavily in EV production capacity and technology development, but it had been hit hard by much lower demand in the European premium EV market than expected, so it would have to face closure if there was no alternative model or use in the future.

Christophe De Beukelaer, a member of the Belgium parliament, said in an interview that the Brussels plant employs about 3,000 permanent workers and 500 temporary workers, and the union is concerned that a large number of workers may be at risk of losing their jobs in the event of a large-scale factory reshuffle.

The Audi Q8 e-tron on sale, formerly known as e-tron, is currently Audi's flagship pure electric SUV model, including four versions, with a starting price of 74,400 euros (about 586,200 yuan) in Germany, which is a high-end electric vehicle.

According to the report, a very important factor in the decline in the attractiveness of the Q8 E-tron is the increasing number of new cars based on the high-end platform dedicated to pure electric models (such as the Q6 E-tron), while the Q8 E-tron is a product of research and development based on the "improved" Volkswagen MQB architecture, which is "relatively outdated".

It is worth mentioning that Audi's parent company, Volkswagen Group, has not closed a plant since 1988, and if Brussels were closed, it would be a landmark event.

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