Porsche, Audi to develop joint electric car platform to save costs
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Porsche and Audi, Volkswagen’s main luxury car divisions, plan to develop a joint platform for electric vehicles that will enable them significantly cut down on costs, German newspapers quoted their chief executives as saying.
“By 2025, we’re facing a low single-digit billion euro sum to develop the architecture,” Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told both the Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten.
“If both would act on their own, costs would be 30 percent higher,” Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said, adding Audi was hiring 550 developers for the project and Porsche 300.
From 2021 onwards, both businesses want to bring several models to the streets based on the joint platform, with Stadler saying that would build two sedan cars in Neckarsulm and two sports utility models at its Ingolstadt base.
Porsche’s Blume said the sportscar maker could build its first model based on the joint architecture in Leipzig, where it is already assembling its Macan sport-utility model. “I currently see good chances for Leipzig,” Blume said.
Questions & Answers
Q.What is the primary reason for Porsche and Audi developing a joint electric car platform?
What is the primary reason for Porsche and Audi developing a joint electric car platform?
The main reason is to significantly reduce development costs for electric vehicles. If they acted independently, costs for developing the architecture by 2025 would be 30 percent higher than the current low single-digit billion euro sum.
Q.When do Porsche and Audi aim to launch new models using this joint platform?
When do Porsche and Audi aim to launch new models using this joint platform?
Both businesses intend to introduce several new models based on the joint platform starting from 2021. Audi plans to build two sedan cars in Neckarsulm and two sports utility models in Ingolstadt.
Q.How many developers are each company allocating to this joint project?
How many developers are each company allocating to this joint project?
Audi is hiring 550 developers specifically for this project, while Porsche is adding 300 developers. This combined effort supports the development of the shared electric vehicle architecture.
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