Audi remains to be planning to section out all of its ICE vehicles by 2033, however boss Gernot Döllner hasn’t dominated out shifting that date again if electric car demand doesn’t decide up.

While a number of automotive makers have scaled again or delayed plans to transition to an all-electric line-up within the wake of weakening demand for EVs, Dollner stated there was “no doubt” that “the future of the vehicle is electric”.

Audi will start a serious product offensive this yr, with the brand new Q6 e-tron electrical SUV the primary of 20 fashions – with each ICE and EV powertrains – that can launch in 2024 and 2025.

It might be adopted later this yr by a brand new A6 e-tron electrical saloon and new variations of the A4 saloon and property (rebranded A5) and Q5 SUV.

Audi is aiming to have an EV in “all core segments” by 2026, with the goal to additionally launch its last new ICE automotive that yr, working in the direction of a beforehand introduced date to section out non-EV gross sales in 2033.

Asked at Audi’s annual media convention about that 2033 date, Döllner stated the agency was “fully committed to e-mobility” but it had to be “ambidextrous” in its future planning, hinting that plug-in hybrids can even play a key position.

“We have and will ensure that a combination of battery-electric and clean, efficient combustion engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains will be available for the transition period [towards electric],” stated Döllner.

“We are renewing our total portfolio, so we’re very flexibly positioned.

“The plan is for the last combustion and PHEV premieres to take place in 2026, and in 2033 we plan to conduct the phase-out of combustion vehicles – but if there are any ups and downs, we can flexibly react to it.”