GermanyThe last Audi A8 has been built, according to press reports. Carscoops reports the final car rolled off the line at the Neckarsulm factory in mid-October 2026, after Audi had stopped taking orders earlier in the year. We found no statement from Audi on the end of production, so the date rests on those reports.
32 years of the A8
The A8 debuted in early 1994 as Audi’s flagship saloon. The S8 followed two years later with a naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8. By the end of its life the range had narrowed: in the UK, where the A8 had already gone off sale earlier this year, only a 282 bhp 3.0-litre V6 diesel was offered alongside the 4.0-litre petrol V8 in the S8, according to Auto Express.
What replaces it
Audi has not officially announced plans for a direct replacement, Auto Express reports. Audi’s own 30 October release says the Q9 will be available from November as a new model series at the top of its portfolio. That is a large SUV, not a saloon, and the release does not describe it as the A8’s successor.
