Audi: Four Rings Electrified

The Ingolstadt-based Volkswagen subsidiary Audi sees itself a big step closer to the complete electrification of its vehicle portfolio over the past year. The deliveries of fully electric models increased by 57.5 percent compared to the previous year, the Upper Bavarians report. Additionally, the product portfolio of purely electric models more than doubled last year. Overall, despite the challenging supply situation, the brand’s deliveries nearly reached last year’s volume: in 2021, the Four Rings delivered 1,680,512 models to customers, which is 0.7 percent less than in 2020. In the USA, last year’s result was exceeded by 5 percent.

"The high demand for Audi electric vehicles confirms our early decision for emission-free drives. We are taking this momentum into 2022 and will continue to drive our transformation forward consistently," said sales board member Hildegard Wortmann.

After the first half of 2021, the brand was still on record course, with 981,681 vehicles delivered. In the second half of the year, it fell victim to the ongoing semiconductor shortage. As a result, deliveries fell by 34.2 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the very strong prior-year period. However, the trend for deliveries of fully electric models continues to rise. In 2021, Audi sold 81,894 fully electric models. By 2025, Audi plans to have more than 20 fully electric models in its portfolio. From 2026, the brand will exclusively launch new fully electric models.