Audi India said that it is open to locally assembling these cars in India if the volumes go up a certain level
Luxury carmaker Audi is expecting its EV sale volumes to reach 15 per cent of its total sales by 2025 in India, as the country moves towards adopting a greener moblility alternative.
“This is the bare minimum. We will continue to bring more EV products to the country. If everything goes on track, it will probably be even more,” Balbir Singh Dhillon, head, Audi India, said.
The company recently released its maiden EVs- three electric SUVs under its e-tron range- Audi e-tron 50, e-tron 55, and Sportback e-tron 55.
Audi India has imported the new electric SUV models as Completely Built Units (CBU) and said that it is open to locally assembling these cars in India if the volumes go up a certain level. Talking about the delivery time of these cars, Dhillon said that the company has ordered a “fairly good number of cars into the country which will be available for immediate delivery.”
He further said that Audi India is focusing on electrification and IC engines as of now, but it has not given up on diesel technology.
Bullish on the EV market in India, Dhillon recalled that the automaker started its work on electrification in 2019 when the company got e-tron in India for the first time as a test vehicle.
Audi AG had earlier announced a five year plan under which it will launch 30 electrified vehicles, including 20 pure electric cars by 2025.
“Many of these cars will be coming to India and we will announce another electric car model this year itself, about which we will share details in the subsequent months,” Dhillon said while assuring that the electric cars will not just be limited to the SUV segment.
