Audi to Start Making Electric SUV in 2018 in Clean-Car Push
- Brussels factory to produce batteries as well as new model
- Range of Audi's electric SUV set to exceed Tesla's Model X
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Audi will start building its first purely electric sport utility vehicle in 2018 in Brussels, part of the Volkswagen AG luxury division’s push to move beyond the diesel-emissions scandal by embracing cleaner technologies.
The Belgian plant will make both the car and its battery, positioning the site to supply powering systems for other Volkswagen vehicles as well, the company said Wednesday. The move means a shuffle among other Audi production sites, with the A1 city car shifting from Brussels to Martorell, Spain, where Volkswagen’s Seat brand makes vehicles, and the Q3 SUV currently built in Spain moving to Gyor, Hungary.