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Audi Plans to Add Flagship, Electric SUVs to Overtake BMW
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Audi AG plans to add a new flagship sport utility vehicle as well as an electric-powered crossover as the world’s second-largest luxury car brand targets overtaking BMW.
To expand its lineup to 60 models from 52 by 2020, the new top-of-the-line Q8 SUV will go on sale in 2019 and a sport electric model in 2018, Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler said in a speech prepared for the carmaker’s annual shareholders meeting Friday in Neckarsulm, Germany. The company will also add the entry-level subcompact Q1 next year.