Volkswagen Group’s Audi and Porsche brands will join forces on vehicle development. The green light has been given for the shared vehicle architecture strategy of the future. The objective of the new initiative is to shape the mobility of the future together.
Through the effective application of development capacities, additional scope is to be created for the topics of electrification, digitisation and autonomous driving. This will enhance competitiveness so that the two companies can optimally utilise the opportunities for future model generations and better meet the challenges.
“The best brains of both companies will together set the technical course for the future,” said Rupert Stadler, CEO, Audi. “Together, we will make faster progress in the race for the mobility of the future,” added Oliver Blume, Chairman, Porsche.
In the coming months, joint teams from both companies will prepare the specific areas of cooperation and define the roadmap as far as 2025. The focus is on the joint development of shared vehicle architectures, modules and components. Project work will take place in various areas, each of which will be jointly headed by a representative of each brand.