The Audi A1 city car and Q2 crossover will be axed from Audi’s line-up at the end of their current life-cycles. In an official statement, the brand said that it plans to direct its efforts away from small cars and throw more resources at its larger cars and electrification.
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The official statement reads: “[The current Q2] is here to stay for some time to come. We’re talking a good few years, here. We can, however, confirm that there will be no direct successor to the Audi Q2 when it is phased out in a few years time.“Audi is definitively positioning itself as a premium brand within the Group. As such, it is limiting its model range downward while expanding upward. The systematic electrification strategy will also play a key role here. From 2026, Audi will only launch new all-electric models.”
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While we’ve known the A1 was on thin ice since February last year, the death of the Q2 comes as more of a surprise. In an interview last year, Audi’s CEO Markus Duesmann told auto express that the compact SUV might take the place of the A1 in the brand’s line-up, saying: “We will certainly offer the Q2 – that might be the new entry level for us.”