German carmaker Audi has shared with the automotive industry his plans for the coming years. The first item on the agenda is to invest 13 billion euros in new products, technology and expansion of production by 2016.
"In order to permanently maintain the company's growth in earnings, we intend to invest in new product - says Axel Strotbek, board member of Audi, - the company plans to invest 2 billion euros annually, gradually putting the entire amount in the development and creation of new technologies, and with it, and production. "
In the near future, Audi is planning to launch a hybrid version of a sports car Audi R8, followed by the release of the new Audi A3. But most expected the model will be the Audi R8 with the technology of E-Tron, which will be presented at the end of 2012. The output of this car make Audi the first manufacturer of all-electric sports car on the market small-scale production.
