Chinese electric vehicle joint venture between Audi AG and SAIC Motor, developing premium EVs for the Chinese market on the ADP platform.
The AUDI E5 Sportback is Audi's China-only electric shooting brake, built with SAIC on the 800V ADP platform with no four rings on the badge. Four trims span a 299 hp RWD base to a 787 hp quattro AWD flagship, with CLTC range up to 773 km. Prices start from ¥235,900.
Audi's flagship electric SUV for China, built on the 900V ADP platform by the SAIC-Volkswagen joint venture.
Audi chief technical officer Rouven Mohr says one model can no longer satisfy the US, China, and Europe at once. China gets a standalone "AUDI" lineup built with SAIC and sold without the four rings, alongside the classic Audi range which stays. The US and Europe will get more region-specific models and configurations too.
SAIC-Volkswagen unveiled the second AUDI-brand production model at Beijing Auto Show - the E7X, a flagship electric SUV on a new 900V platform.
SAIC Audi Automotive Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established in 2021 between Audi AG and SAIC Motor, one of China’s largest automotive groups. Unlike the long-running FAW-Audi partnership that produces traditional Audi models for China, the SAIC-Audi venture focuses exclusively on next-generation electric vehicles developed from the ground up for Chinese consumers.
The joint venture operates on the ADP (Audi e-drive Platform), a 900V high-performance EV architecture co-developed with Chinese engineering teams. Models produced under this venture carry the AUDI (SAIC) designation to distinguish them from FAW-Audi products.
