Audi Sees Electric-car Onslaught Winning More U.s. Market Share

By Jamie ButtersBloomberg

Audi’s U.S. chief said he expects the luxury brand to gain more market share in the U.S. with its onslaught of electric and hybrid models in the next eight years.

The Volkswagen AG-owned premium brand will offer “upwards of 15 to 20” electrified vehicles by 2025, Audi of America President Scott Keogh said at Bloomberg headquarters in New York. He anticipates a quarter of the brand’s sales will be pure electric models by that year, rising to 30 percent when including hybrids.Electric powertrains can change the way consumers think about luxury vehicles, which gives Audi a fighting chance to gain ground against Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus, Keogh said. The brand sees battery-powered models drawing a younger, highly educated customer base that will keep the brand growing.

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