A new range of electric-powered Audi models to be produced in China for the local market will be sold without the company’s iconic four-ring badge.
The move, claimed to be acknowledged by sources with knowledge of the German firm’s future model activities, comes as Audi prepares to reveal the first of the China-market cars, which are being developed in partnership with SAIC.
News of Audi’s plans to launch China-market models without its traditional four-ring badge was initially reported by Reuters.
Audi declined to comment on the report, though a statement by SAIC said the jointly developed models would be “true Audi with authentic Audi DNA”.
