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German luxury car maker Audi has decided to limit production of the Q8 e-tron and Q8 e-tron Sportback electric cars at its Brussels plant for at least two weeks. The main reason is a shortage of spare parts, writes Automobilwoche.
An official representative of the famous brand notes that, against the background of the unstable supply situation (due to the conflict in the Red Sea), after the end of the specified period, the validity period of the decision may be extended.
According to the German publication, the management of Audi is now considering possibly moving the production of the Q8 E-tron model to plants in Mexico and/or China.
The planned changes aim to reduce excess production capacity, while at the same time Audi’s factory in Changchun, China, is still not using full capacity.
A little earlier it became known that representatives of the European Commission plan to visit in the first months of 2024 for the purpose of inspection the car factories in China of BYD, Geely and SAIC to find out whether the state supports them to make electric cars 20% cheaper than European ones.
The answer to this question depends on the eventual introduction of customs duties on Chinese electric cars to protect the European market.
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