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Even If Porsche Cancels the 718 EV Sports Cars, Audi Will Still Build the Electric TT Successor
Audi will launch its electric two-door sports car on a shared platform in 2027 despite Porsche's potential cancellation of its 718 EV due to financial and market challenges.
- Audi will press ahead with its electric C‑Sport despite Porsche uncertainty, confirming production is scheduled for 2027.
- Last week, Porsche held a meeting in Germany as mounting EV losses and a retracting U.S. market prompted reconsideration of the 718 EV, with reports earlier this month suggesting the program might be scrapped.
- Gernot Döllner, Audi CEO, reportedly sent an internal letter reassuring staff that `The delivery of the platform by Porsche is not in question,` and Audi's two-door EV and Porsche's 718 are developed on the same platform previewed last year by Concept C.
- Audi's reassurance decouples the C‑Sport from Porsche and underscores its electric commitment, allowing it to benefit from Porsche's spending without direct 718 EV rivalry and boosting Concept C as a brand halo.
- Doubts surfaced after Oliver Blume's appointment at Porsche and the Concept C's 2025 Milan debut, with Audi warning tariffs and market shifts could still derail plans.
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