Confirmed: Audi and SAIC Motor They will create a partnership for electric vehicle projects in the Chinese market, which will allow the two companies to accelerate electrification in the premium or high-end car segment.
For now there are no further details of the agreement, nor when it will begin to operate, but according to press reports, the problems it has had in Volkswagen Group with its new premium electric platform (PPE) and the cancellation of the Artemis project for an autonomous vehicle of Audihas made the brand look for an alternative to launch its new range of electric models.
And the answer seems to be in China, since according to press rumors, Audi would use the electric platform that gives life to IM Motors modelsthe premium electric vehicle brand of SAIC Motor, which also owns brands such as Maxus and MG.
This advanced 800-volt skateboard-type architecture specifically for electric cars uses high-density batteries developed by the giant CATL, and adds NVIDIA Drive technology for autonomous driving. It is already used in the IM L7 (sedan) and IM LS7 (SUV) models, and allows mounting one or two engines for rear or all-wheel drive.
It is rumored that Audi plans to use this SAIC platform for production variants of the Activesphere, Urbansphere, Skysphere and Grandsphere concepts. that the brand has been presenting for a couple of years.
It is worth saying that Volkswagen has a joint venture with SAIC since 1984 to produce various models of Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda.
