VW & Audi fighting over EV strategy - report

What's the fight about??? They must realise who the parents are. In this case VW and they shouild always listen to VW, as they have in the past. Now that Audi wants to copy BMW in making electric cars, they think they know it all and don't want anything to do with VW? Let's not forget that without VW, Audi will be a big flop. Without VW's Golf, how can Audi have a profitable A3 as the A3 is a Golf with a different skin and badge. The same goes with the A4 and Jetta, A6 with Passat, Q7 with Toureg and that Q5 with the smaller VW. Bottom line is that without VW, Audi has nothing to sell. They would have to develop all their cars from scratch, which will make it not viable. So Audi people, stop trying to be exclusive when in fact you are nothing but in the first place and let's not forget that all your products are VW products anyway. And for those of you who think Audi is the most successful brand in the VW Group, think again. Audi's profits are as a result of VW taking all the knock in its own (VW) financial statements even though it is an expenditure/investment for the entire VW Group. My point is that Audi will be making huge losses if it wasn't for VW, using VW products rebadged. A good example is the R8, look at the emense loss that that car is making for Audi. Audi on its own cannot stand.

@KeyboardWarrior For your info: Audi A3 shares the platform of the VW golf, the platform, some engines and electric parts, that's it. It is no only body panels that they change. A4 is NOT on a Jetta...Jetta is a longer Golf platform. A6 is NOT a Passat platform but Passat is on Golf platform again.....Q7 shares platform like Cayenne with Touareg and engines... And the Q5 is NOT a VW Tiguan but platform of A4 & A5. Tiguan is Golf platform.

This is what happens when you want to be the biggest automaker, it's called economies of scale and it is what helps Audi's profit using VW group components. I think Audi is feeling slightly inferior since Porsche has stolen some of their turf after joining the VW group.

I think the point here is weight reduction and compactness, which the Wankel is good for. However, Wankels do have drawbacks such as relative fuel economy and oil consumption (inherent to the engine design). Diesel is a good choice, but making a small but refined diesel that is compact and light enough may be a challenge. Not sure. An interesting engine would be a tiny (~500cc) 2-cylinder boxer gasoline engine with Atkinson cycle head. You get compactness, lightness, fuel economy, low center of gravity, and NVH could be mitigated (witness TwinAir, albeit TwinAir is an inline 2). Just some thoughts. In any case, whatever engine they do choose to use as a range extender they would probably have to develop new as no other engine in the VW range would fit the bill well enough. They may be able to get economies of scale if they have this new engine as the VW corporate range extender for all VW sub-brand extended range EVs, not just Audis.

thats right, seens that @KeyboardWarrior living in some different world. dude are you read this about Audi in BMW.com :D

Nice try. See Clarkson's review of the VW A1.It is a Polo with a different skin. For the uninformed. Go to the VW and Audi showrooms.Take the catalogues and check the specs of A4 and Golf, A6 and Passat,Tiguan and Q5, Touareg and Q7,etc. The drivetrains ,engines and chassis are identical.Audi is no more than an expensive Vw.

Umm, it depends on the fact if the engine is mounted a longitudinal mounting. Audi still uses most of VW's platforms, except for the newest generation A6 that doesn't share it's platform with Passat. I think this also has to do with the fact that Porsche joined the group and there is a straight on battle going on with Audi and Porsche which will be the more important brand in future. I don't think VW sees any future for Audi's wankel-engine. Me neither TBH.