Audi Kills Its Two Cheapest Cars, Then Confirms Sports Car Production
It’s the end of the road for the Audi A1 and Q2. Both will be replaced by the upcoming A2 e-tron. Electric sports car goes into production in 2027. Affordability is in vogue these days, but apparently not at Audi . Quite the opposite as the brand is killing off the entry-level A1 and Q2. Tucked in an announcement about their assembly network, Audi revealed production of the Q2 will end in Ingolstadt this April. Its death will apparently make room for the upcoming A2 e-tron. More: Audi Confirms The A2 Is Back, Prays It’ll Sell This Time While the Q2 was never offered in the United States, the compact crossover was introduced in 2016 and started at €29,000 ($33,862) in Germany, which made it significantly cheaper than the €44,600 ($52,066) Q3. It was relatively popular as consumers snapped up 887,231 units over the past decade. However, sales dropped off in recent years. The Q2 isn’t the only model going away as A1 production is “winding down” in Martorell, Spai...