Audi, SAIC EV tie-up a 'coming of age' for Chinese auto industry

Audi Urbansphere concept.jpg — Audi's Urbansphere concept, unveiled in 2022, showed the brand's ideas for an electric car for Chinese customers living in the country's megacities such as Shanghai and Beijing.

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Bloomberg

July 21, 2023 08:13 AM

Audi’s decision to partner with SAIC Motor to develop electric vehicles marks a turning point in China’s automotive industry from learning from foreign manufacturers to innovating its own technology.

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