German luxurious automotive maker Audi could be focusing solely on electrical autos by 2033 and would cease making vehicles run on worldwide combustion engines (ICE), a prime official mentioned on Tuesday.
Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon mentioned the auto main would cease manufacturing of present fashions powered by ICE and would begin transition to promote solely electrical autos from 2033 onwards.
Dhillon clarified that the corporate would manufacture all the present fashions fitted with petrol engine and would retail until 2032 for its transition to electrical autos.
Responding to a question about incidents of battery operated autos going up in flames, he mentioned all of the elements for the battery have been introduced individually and assembled on the factories by skilled professionals with utmost regard for ‘safety’ and ‘quality’.
After inaugurating the corporate’s pre-used automotive showroom Audi Approved Plus right here, he mentioned it was the seventeenth outlet of the 22 deliberate to be inaugurated this 12 months.
Audi India reported 101 per cent gross sales in 2021 as in comparison with earlier 12 months and through the first six months (January-June 2022), it witnessed a bounce of 49 per cent, he mentioned.
